Puawai Cairns
Museums apologise for locking up historic garments
The International Committee of Museums - or ICOM - has been forced to apologise for saying "historic garments should not be worn by anybody, public or private figures."
It was called out by renowned… Audio
First time authors take out top prizes at Ockham Book Awards
History was made at last night's Ockham Book Awards, with two first time writers taking out the top fiction and non fiction prizes.
Becky Manawatu's novel Aue, a raw and heartbreaking story of two… Audio
Protest: Tautohetohe
Nuclear Free. Ihumatao. Universal Suffrage...through history New Zealanders have been staunch about standing up for what they believe in. In Protest: Tautohetohe (Te Papa Press) curators Stephanie… Audio, Gallery
Many marae visited missing smoke alarms - firefighters
Fire and Emergency says more than half of the marae they've visited don't have smoke alarms and very few have sprinklers, putting the marae and taonga inside it - in some cases worth millions - at… Audio
Googie Tapsell and the Patu Parāoa
This patu parāoa (whalebone hand weapon) used during the New Zealand Wars offers a window or "little cobweb” into New Zealand’s past. Audio
The Sweetness of the Kumara
In part one of this four part series, Te Ahi Kaa seeks out a variety of interpretations of whakatauki or proverbial sayings, this week Kaore te kumara e korero ana mo tona ake reka, The Kumara doesn't… Audio
Jingajik Guitar: The Māori Strumming Style
Dr Michael Brown, Curator of Music at Alexander Turnbull Library, talks about his research on the Māori strumming style. Audio
Masterpieces - Puawai Cairns
Puawai Cains is a curator at Te Papa museum. Her Masterpiece is the crosspiece for a Niu, a type of flagpole, which dates back to the New Zealand Wars and was a symbol of resistance against european… Audio
Te Ahi Kaa 2015 - The Year That Was
A few highlights from stories featured on Te Ahi Kaa this year. Audio
Indigenous and Pacific Experiences in WWI
Indigenous and Pacific Experiences in WWI The First World War had a great impact on many communities and cultures in the South Pacific region. As part of Te Papa's Conflict and Identity research… Audio
The effect of War - Puawai Cairns
On April 18th the exhibition Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War opened at Te Papa, the National Museum in Wellington. As part of the curatorial team, Puawai Cairns has researched the lives of the some of… Audio
Māori Men of World War I - Te Papa Curator Puawai Cairns
Justine Murray visits Te Papa curator Puawai Cairns at her home and over a cup of tea, she shares a couple of photos from her research, she unravels the story of Lieutenant George Gardiner, who not… Audio
Māori at Gallipoli
Te Papa curator Puawai Cairns has been researching the stories of Māori men at Gallipoli. She discusses their reasons for volunteering, what happened to them and reuniting families with the stories of… Audio