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2022 Chatham Islands Excursions

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 |May 2, 2022

Second tour to Golden Bay 2022

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 a six-day (5 night) geo tourism adventure to Western Zealandia. You will fly from Wellington to Nelson return

Read more |April 1, 2022

Exclusive: Little bird, big country: Searching for nesting storm petrels in Fiordland

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 years. The Friends of Te Papa partly supported Colin’s research and we’ll be enjoying a full talk from Colin later in the year on what he discovered.

Read more |April 20, 2020

Exclusive: Bumble Bees & Pollen Insights

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 complex pollination networks across time and space understanding which pollen sources are used by NZ insects.

Read more |April 14, 2020

Exclusive: Hudson Research Project

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 contributed enormously to our crowd sourcing project. Some have deciphered one of Hudson’s note and transferred this information into an excel spread sheet, which is great because every entry counts.

Read more |April 14, 2020

2020 Chatham Islands Excursions

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 Chatham Islands history, culture and cuisine. It is a must do, if you have not yet done it!

Read more |January 21, 2020

Science for Lunch Series Takes Over November

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 new Taiao | Nature space and lectures from Te Papa experts and the science community.

Read more |October 19, 2018

Beyond the Garden: A Botanical Science Perspective

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 lab session at Wellington’s Botanical Gardens. We’ve teamed up with botanical commentator Reg Harris to bring one of the sessions especially to the Friends in Te […]

Read more |September 28, 2018

Pearls of wisdom

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 off dragons.

Read more |May 15, 2016

A Chatham Islands excursion

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 scientist and mezzotint artist Chris Adam. They are about much more than natural science…

Read more |May 28, 2014