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Philanthropic culture needs to grow among next generation
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 2:13 pm | Auckland Museum
Over a million New Zealanders made donations last year and come the end of the month many of them will claim back a third of what they gave. Panelists from the “Why Give?” debate being held at Auckland Museum this week say there has been an increase ... More >>
Lights, camera … insects and Zambesi at Urbis Designday
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 2:24 pm | Auckland Museum
Insects aren’t standard fare for design collaborations but the Designday trio of Zambesi, ECC Lighting and Auckland Museum are putting them front and centre. More >>
Auckland Museum providing a place to remember Christchurch
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 9:23 pm | Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum providing a place to remember Christchurch – Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 Aucklanders are being invited to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake at Auckland War Memorial Museum tomorrow. On February 22 ... More >>
Budding scientists set to discover Auckland Domain life
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 2:40 pm | Auckland Museum
European green bottle, American cockroach, plant-cased caddis, lacewing, Chinese wax scale, muscid fly, longtail mealybug, green orbweb spider and citrus whitefly. More >>
Humane man trap” & live tarantula on show at Auckland Museum
Monday, 16 January 2012, 4:53 pm | Auckland Museum
A live tarantula and a 3.5m dinosaur are among the guest list for this week’s Summer Nights at the Museum event series. Just like the movie Night at the Museum , the event is set to reveal what happens after hours, when the lights go down and ... More >>
Webb Ellis Cup attracting thousands of rival fans
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 11:57 am | Auckland Museum
French fans are coming in their dozens to look at the Webb Ellis Cup and stake their claim on it before Sunday’s big final. More >>
Astrolabe Reef
Friday, 14 October 2011, 8:18 pm | Auckland Museum
Sustainable Coastlines was one of the organisations that we worked with on our exhibition AQUA investigating how to look after one of our most precious resources - water. Less than six months later this been brought home with a vengeance with the environmental ... More >>
Webb Ellis Cup moving in at Auckland Museum
Friday, 14 October 2011, 1:51 pm | Auckland Museum
Eighty-one years before the first Rugby World Cup match was played, the Webb Ellis Cup was crafted by Garrard Jewellers in London – and from this Saturday [October 15] until the end of the tournament it will be on display at Auckland Museum. More >>
Celebrate Matariki at Auckland Museum
Friday, 27 May 2011, 5:12 pm | Auckland Museum
A massive, five metre tall, “living” taniwha is taking up residence in the Museum's Atrium this Queen's Birthday weekend - and we invite you come along to its unveiling to see it up close and hear the incredible creature’s age old stories. More >>
Pipe fish and filmy ferns top new species list
Friday, 20 May 2011, 1:35 pm | Auckland Museum
At the halfway mark of New Zealand’s largest scientific expedition ever to explore the inshore coastal waters of the Kermadecs the new species finds are nudging double figures. More >>
Scientific expedition in the Kermadecs - species new to NZ
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 10:06 am | Auckland Museum
The first zebra lionfish ever recorded in New Zealand has been discovered in the Kermadec Islands by a team of New Zealand and Australian scientists. More >>
Public invited to follow joint expedition to Kermadecs
Monday, 9 May 2011, 9:18 am | Auckland Museum
A team of 15 researchers led by Auckland Museum is travelling to the Kermadec Islands for three weeks hoping to identify new species in one of the world’s most pristine marine environments. More >>
Auckland Museum First to Host Cirque Founder’s AQUA
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 5:44 pm | Auckland Museum
Messages from today’s World Water Day will take on a new life in June this year when Auckland Museum becomes the first international museum to secure the multi-sensory experience AQUA. More >>
Sir Don McKinnon welcomes appointment of Lt Gen Mateparae
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 1:57 pm | Auckland Museum
Interim Director of Auckland Museum and former Commonwealth Secretary-General Sir Don McKinnon today welcomed the appointment of Lt Gen Jerry Mateparae as the next Governor-General. More >>
Explorama at Auckland Museum
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 1:46 pm | Auckland Museum
Behind-the-scenes tours of marine, botany and entomology collections, hands-on science stations and a live butterfly release are all part of Auckland Museum’s two-day Explorama event this weekend. More >>
What's On at Auckland Museum
Friday, 11 February 2011, 10:42 am | Auckland Museum
Thousands of people have experienced Outrageous Fortune - The Exhibition and it's not just the fans who love it. Visitors have been amazed to learn how much work goes into producing a television series and to see the attention to detail in casting, ... More >>
Outrageous Fortune: The Exhibition
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 1:46 pm | Auckland Museum
• The Outrageous Fortune living room set • Props and costumes from the series - each telling a story • A never-before-seen scene in 3D! • Unique insights into how the characters are created and brought to life More >>
Unscrambling Moa Eggs - Dads Kept The Eggs Warm
Sunday, 5 September 2010, 11:22 am | Auckland Museum
Males of the now-extinct moa appear to have been stay-at-home dads responsible for keeping the eggs warm and, with some of the most fragile eggs ever known, it was a delicate job. More >>
Caffeine Celebrated at Museum Coffee Festival
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 1:06 pm | Auckland Museum
Short, tall, black, white and everything in-between — indulge your coffee obsession at the inaugural Auckland Museum Coffee Festival as part of the popular Kai to Pie: Auckland on Your Plate exhibition. More >>
