Joanna Davis, Te Papa boss gives her top tip for visitors to Wellington, The Post, 23 August 2025
Courtney Johnston has been chief executive of Te Papa for five years and sees her role as “to hold hands between now and the future” for the national museum.
Johnston, 46, lives in central Wellington with her husband Reuben Friend, and sometimes his three children. She loves living in the CBD opposite her favourite cocktail bar, Hawthorn Lounge.