Science Tours Tours 2022 Chatham Islands Excursions 02/05/2022 0 Chathams Islands Excursions are back and four have been planned by your tour-leaders Hamish Campbell and Chris Adams. Get in quick as they fill up fast. READ MORE
Science Tours Second tour to Golden Bay 2022 01/04/2022 0 Hamish Campbell and Chris Adams have organised, and will lead, a second Friends of Te Papa group to Golden Bay, Wednesday 4 - Monday 9 May 2022. This excursion is… READ MORE
Science Exclusive: Little bird, big country: Searching for nesting storm petrels in Fiordland 20/04/2020 0 Te Papa bird curator Colin Miskelly describes a recent (pre-COVID lockdown!) attempt to solve a mystery that he has pursued in several remote parts of Fiordland over the past four… READ MORE
Science Exclusive: Bumble Bees & Pollen Insights 14/04/2020 0 What if researchers investigate how pollination and pollinator communities have changed over decades by identifying pollen from historical insect samples, sourced from museum collections? The aims are to explore the… READ MORE
Science Exclusive: Hudson Research Project 14/04/2020 0 Approximately 80 People have contacted Te Papa and asked about more information and how they can help with the Hudson Research project over the years. Of those people 20 have… READ MORE
Science Tours Tours 2020 Chatham Islands Excursions 21/01/2020 0 Since 2002 these excursions to the Chatham Islands has been offered to, and enjoyed by, Friends of Te Papa. They are about much more than natural science. You will explore… READ MORE
News Science Science for Lunch Series Takes Over November 19/10/2018 0 We're happy to announce our complete Science for Lunch series taking place throughout November. Enjoy a variety of events, including a behind the scenes tour, exclusive information on the upcoming… READ MORE
News Science Beyond the Garden: A Botanical Science Perspective 28/09/2018 0 Victoria University's Centre for Lifelong Learning will be hosting a lecture series in November, Beyond the Garden: A Botanical Science Perspective. This is a 4 session course including a final outdoor… READ MORE
Archive Science Pearls of wisdom 15/05/2016 0 People have treasured pearls since antiquity. Ancient Chinese believed that pearls were made of dew drops from heaven, caught by oysters leaping from the sea, and wearing them would ward… READ MORE
Archive Science Tours A Chatham Islands excursion 28/05/2014 0 For the last 10 years this excursion to the Chatham Islands has been offered to, and enjoyed by, Friends of Te Papa, led by Te Papa geologist Hamish Campbell and… READ MORE
Saturday 28 December 2024, 8:00 am - Saturday 4 January 2025, 5:00 pm Forgotten Islands of the South Pacific: Exploring the Sub-Antarctic Islands