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Call for Maori theatre space at Te Papa
A well-known actor and director is renewing his call for Te Papa to become the home of indigenous theatre.
Te Papa: penguins and petrels
What makes the perfect penguin nest box? Senior Curator of Sciences at Te Papa Susan Waugh's is researching Southern Ocean seabirds over summer. Among her interests are the effects of an El Nino on… Audio, Gallery
Te Papa: The joy of spiders
While most of us run from, scream at or squish spiders Te Papa's bug man Phil Sirvid just loves them. Phil spends his life working with and identifying spiders for the national museum. Audio, Gallery
Te Papa: The Fishes of New Zealand
Each year Te Papa's curators are sent photos and samples of fish that people can't identify, and sometimes that's because they haven't been seen before. So if you come across something fishy, and… Audio, Gallery
The importance of taxonomy and biological collections
The report on 'National Taxonomic Collections in New Zealand' recommends more secure funding and greater national coordination for the country's 29 significant biological collections Audio
The importance of taxonomy and biological collections
The report on 'National Taxonomic Collections in New Zealand' recommends more secure funding and greater national coordination for the country's 29 significant biological collections
AudioDreamWorks on show at Te Papa
The rolling African plains in the movie Madagascar and the swamps in Shrek have been recreated for a new exhibition which opens tomorrow at Te Papa. Audio
Dreamworks' Te Papa exhibition
The rolling African plains in the movie Madagascar and the swamps in Shrek have been recreated for a new exhibition at Te Papa. Audio
DreamWorks Animation - Eric Stevens
He's a man who helps bring sketches to life, on the big screen, and beyond. DreamWorks Animation is celebrating twenty years of creativity. It's the LA-based studio that's brought you animated… Audio
Name that species
If you discover a new species, say a new bird or a mollusc, how do you go about finding a decent name for it that nobody's ever used before?! Te Papa vertebrate curator Dr Colin Miskelly has been… Audio
Fishes of New Zealand
The Fishes of New Zealand is the first definitive guide to all of our freshwater and marine fishes since 1872, and it includes more than 1260 species Audio, Gallery
Fishes of New Zealand
The Fishes of New Zealand is the first definitive guide to all of our freshwater and marine fishes since 1872, and it includes more than 1260 species
Audio$1.5 million painting returns to New Zealand
Te Papa has bought an oil painting by English artist William Strutt for 1.5 million dollars from a private family collection in England. Audio
Te Papa sheds events staff and it
New Zealand's National Museum Te Papa has shed nearly half its events and education staff. Audio
Simon Denny: Power, secrets and art
Te Papa has acquired four pieces from contemporary artist Simon Denny's 'Secret Power' exhibition for $750,000. He talks to Kim Hill. Audio
Arapata Hakiwai
Arapata Hakiwai is the Kaihautu at Te Papa Tongarewa leading Matauranga Maori and the museum's engagement with iwi. He manages the Repatriation Programme, responsible for the recent return of human… 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
Tane Upjohn-Beatson - Gallipoli: The scale of our war
Award-winning composer and film sound designer Tane Upjohn-Beatson discusses with Kate Mead how he created the sounds for the Te Papa exhibition, Gallipoli: The scale of our war. 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
David Alsop: Visual Arts
Upbeat visual arts contributor explores current issues in New Zealand art, especially funding. Audio