Today they are found only on Rēkohu (the main Chatham Island) and are becoming increasingly rare due to a range of environmental factors. They were once much more common – in the 1950s they numbered over 1,000. Today only about 100 remain in the forests.
Read more |May 20, 2016
Would you like some volunteer work at Te Papa? Are you computer literate? Do you have some free time?
Read more |September 3, 2014
It was gratifying to realise that the CCCRC was really working. It is not static…There was a real air of purpose as the teams of volunteers from the various organisations worked on their material in safety and with expert knowledge close at hand.
Read more |May 15, 2014
The Friends tour to Christchurch in 2013 included a visit to College House. In this short film, Sir Miles Warren talks about why College House was designed in such different way from most university halls of residence, and what he calls Warren and Mahoney’s ‘best ever room’.
Read more |May 1, 2014
“… we have been looking at museum administration matters such as collection insurance. This is the type of thing that was certainly covered in my Museum Studies course, but I guess like a number of things it is something that got tucked away in the back of my mind …”
Read more |November 7, 2013
We are very pleased to introduce Moya Sherriff, the new Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC) intern. Moya is a Cantabrian who has worked and volunteered in museums throughout the Canterbury region whilst completing
Read more |July 30, 2013
It didn’t take long for 34 Friends of Te Papa to come face to face with the city’s earthquake damage. Our hotel, Chateau on the Park designed by Peter Beaven in 1972 as a Gothic Revival whimsy, had escaped major damage, but…
Read more |July 2, 2013
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