Shape-shifters in the canopy
Shape-shifters in the canopy: following the dramatic transformation of orchid seeds after their germination, Te Papa, July 2026 Scientists from the Lions Ōtari Plant Conservation Laboratory and Te Papa have followed and documented the changes orchid seeds undergo from germination to adult form. A description of these rarely seen stages will help conservation scientists identify […]
Tiny objects, big stories: new Te Papa exhibition
Tiny objects, big stories: new Te Papa exhibition celebrates the power of badges, Te Papa, 16 July 2026 They might be small, but the stories they tell can be enormous. Iti te Kupu, Nui te Kōrero | Tiny Statements: The Power of Badges brings together over 200 badges from Te Papa’s collection. This small but mighty exhibition showcases how […]
Nancy Adams’ Mobil NZ Nature Series &
a love of mountain flowers – Te Papa interns
Maori ways of knowing & Pakeha ways of being
Te Papa team reflects on Ko Au Te Taiao
The Sāmoan Manumea – Te Papa’s role
in helping protect this national treasure
MM, Te Papa & NMA custodians of Phar Lap’s
skin, bones & heart – ANZ’s ‘holy relics’
Pygmy right whale & blue whale connected
by collab incl Te Papa research & SAM colln
Te Papa’s Courtney Johnson interviewed
for Real Life with John Cowan on Newstalk ZB
Vale Ans Westra, NZ photographer (1936–2023)
Te Papa curator Athol McCredie reflects
Giant petrel fossil discovered at Taranaki
named by Te Papa researcher & curator