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Te Papa Holds A Conservation Workshop
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 1:32 pm | Te Papa
National Services Te Paerangi of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) is holding a workshop entitled Preservation and Conservation workshop in Wellington on Friday 10 October 2008 at Te Papa. More >>
Collection Cataloguing Workshop In Marton
Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 4:38 pm | Te Papa
National Services Te Paerangi of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is holding a workshop entitled Collection Cataloguing workshop in Marton on Friday 3 October 2008 at the Rangitikei District Council Meeting Chambers. More >>
ATTTO, NSTP Join Forces To Promote Museum Training
Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 12:48 am | Te Papa
Staff in museums throughout New Zealand will soon have access to more comprehensive information about the training options available to them, thanks to an agreement between ATTTO (the Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation) and Te Papa’s ... More >>
Te Papa Opens $6 Million Multimedia Experience
Friday, 12 September 2008, 3:40 pm | Te Papa
Our Space, Te Papa’s spectacular new multimedia adventure, opens on 27 September, proudly supported by TelstraClear and TVNZ. The interactive experience, featuring the latest in participatory technology, took more than four years to develop, cost ... More >>
Countdown To The NZmuseums Website Launch
Monday, 25 August 2008, 3:05 pm | Te Papa
The redeveloped website NZMuseums (nzmuseums.co.nz) will be launched on Wednesday 17 September 2008 by National Services Te Paerangi a team at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. More >>
Te Papa’s Colossal Squid On The Move
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 12:18 am | Te Papa
Te Papa’s colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, will be moved from its preservation tank into a purpose built display tank on Wednesday 6 August. The process will be webcast live on Te Papa’s website www.tepapa.govt/squid. Te Papa experts will be ... More >>
Te Papa’s Humanities And Art Collections Now Avail
Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 1:13 pm | Te Papa
For the first time, the public will be able to access the full catalogue of the national art collection and Te Papa’s history and Pacific cultures collections, together with many objects from the photography, taonga Mäori and natural environment collections ... More >>
Matariki Festival At Te Papa, 6 June – 29 June
Friday, 23 May 2008, 3:57 pm | Te Papa
Matariki is a time of festivity for Mäori, and the Matariki Festival at Te Papa (Friday 6 June - Sunday 29 June) takes the spirit of this time to all people of Aotearoa New Zealand with a three-week celebration featuring live music and dance, workshops ... More >>
Climate Issues And Art Combine In Two Exhibitions
Friday, 16 May 2008, 10:46 am | Te Papa
In honour of the annual United Nations World Environment Day (WED) celebrations on 5 June, the Natural World Museum (NWM) and Te Papa are pleased to present Moving Towards a Balanced Earth: Kick the Carbon Habit in partnership with the United Nations ... More >>
Scientists To Examine World’s Weirdest Whale
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 11:12 am | Te Papa
Scientists from Australia, the United States and New Zealand have gathered at Te Papa for the dissection of a pygmy right whale Caperea marginata to study the anatomy and evolutionary relationships of this unusual species. More >>
Sir Peter Blake Waterfront Tribute ready to go
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:31 am | Te Papa
The New Zealand National Maritime Museum has announced at a function in Auckland today that funding is in place to proceed with building BLUE WATER BLACK MAGIC – A TRIBUTE TO SIR PETER BLAKE. The project has been in an intensive fundraising phase ... More >>
Te Papa Scientists Prepare For Squid Examination
Saturday, 26 April 2008, 10:55 am | Te Papa
Technicians preparing for the defrosting of the largest ever colossal squid specimen have successfully practised with a test block of ice today. More >>
Colossal Squid Defrosting and Examination 30 April
Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 10:54 am | Te Papa
The largest known specimen of colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni ), caught by the San Aspiring in the Ross Sea and gifted to Te Papa in February 2007 by the Ministry of Fisheries, is scheduled for defrosting and examination on Wednesday 30 ... More >>
Te Papa’s New Kaihautü To Be Welcomed With Pöwhiri
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 9:25 am | Te Papa
Michelle Hippolite (Ngati Pou – Waikato and Rongowhakaata) will commence her role as Te Papa’s Kaihautü (Māori leader), with a pöwhiri on Te Papa’s Marae at 9am on Friday 15 February. Media are welcome to attend. More >>
Jonah Lomu To Cut Te Papa’s Giant Lamington
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 5:10 pm | Te Papa
Rugby legend Jonah Lomu will cut Te Papa’s lamington birthday cake at 12 noon on Saturday 16 February in the Oceania function area on Level 3. More >>
Te Papa Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Monday, 11 February 2008, 4:17 pm | Te Papa
Te Papa is celebrating its 10th birthday with a 12 hour festival of music, dance, workshops and floor talks on Saturday 16 February from 10am – 10pm. All events are free and a full programme is attached. More >>
2008 Treaty Debates - 31 January & 7 February
Friday, 25 January 2008, 4:32 pm | Te Papa
2008 sees the return of the much-anticipated series of debates exploring the Treaty of Waitangi – its place in New Zealand history and its meaning today. More >>
Chinese New Year: Creative Cool Chinese
Thursday, 24 January 2008, 1:06 pm | Te Papa
Te Papa celebrates the Chinese New Year 2008 – Year of the Rat - with a panel discussion, Creative Cool Chinese, featuring three young inspirational New Zealand artists on Saturday 9 February, 1-2pm, in Te Papa’s Soundings Theatre on Level 2. Entry is ... More >>
Tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary at Te Papa
Tuesday, 15 January 2008, 4:57 pm | Te Papa
A tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary will be in place on Level 2 of Te Papa from Wednesday 16 January. More >>
Te Papa To Celebrate 10 Years At ‘Our Place'
Tuesday, 15 January 2008, 9:44 am | Te Papa
2008 marks ten years since the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa opened it doors to New Zealand and the world. Over 13.7 million visitors have visited Te Papa since 14 February 1998, an average of 1.2 million visitors per year, making it the ... More >>
