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Science for Lunch: Medical Conditions and Helpful Plants

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Part of our Science for Lunch series, join us to look at a range of medical conditions in humans, and research-based plant therapies used to help ameliorate them.

$10.00 – $15.00

Science for Lunch: A Social History of the Fern

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Part of our Science for Lunch series, join us to look at the role of the fern in the social history of New Zealand, and some of the reasons it has achieved iconic status.

$10.00 – $15.00

Talk: The diversity and conservation of New Zealand orchids

Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington

Did you know that more than 30% of our orchids are of conservation concern? Te Papa Botanist and orchid specialist Carlos Lehnebach will talk about current research projects whose aims are describing the diversity of orchid species in NZ, understanding their partnerships with fungi

$20.00 – $25.00

Friends Takeover Night 2021

Te Papa Assemble at the Main Entrance Foyer

A night where Friends of Te Papa get the whole museum to themselves. Go behind-the-scenes, hear from our experts, listen to live music, shop, eat and drink, and experience the museum like no-one else.

Free – $25.00

Tour: Botany Collection

Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Go behind the scenes in the museum to experience Te Papa’s herbarium of botanical treasures up close. It is one of Te Papa’s biggest collections, with some 300,000 lots. We’ll look at the diversity of plants included

$12.00

Talk: Mosses, liverworts, and lichens

Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington

In this talk Leon Perrie, Curator Botany, will introduce these three groups, and outline how they differ from each other and other plants.  We’ll also cover tips for spotting them

$25.00 – $30.00

Talk: Mosses, liverworts, and lichens II

Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington

In this talk Leon Perrie, Curator Botany, will introduce these three groups, and outline how they differ from each other and other plants.  We’ll also cover tips for spotting them

$25.00 – $30.00

Sponge City: A guided walk in Waitangi Park

Waitangi Park 107 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

On 15 May, join Nicole Thompson of Wraight and Associates Landscape Architects and John Hardwick-Smith of Athfield Architects for a guided walk around Waitangi Park, next door to Te Papa. We will explore the unique features of the Park that have contributed to its award-winning status.

$25.00

Talk: Filling the Gap: 5 Years of Shorebird Surveys in North Korea

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join author and New Zealand Order of Merit recipient Keith Woodley as we hear about the work of Pūkorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust conducting five years of shorebird surveys in reclusive North Korea, and the discovery of internationally important sites for shorebirds.  Each year thousands of shorebirds migrate between New Zealand and breeding grounds in Alaska and Siberia. The best known of these are bar-tailed godwits that make the longest non-stop flights of any land bird. Storing fat before they depart our shores in March, they then take a nonstop flight to tidal flats in the Yellow Sea region of China and Korea, where they stage for several weeks replenishing fuel reserves, before resuming the journey to the Alaskan tundra.

$25.00 – $30.00

Day Trip: Geological Highlights of Wellington with Hamish Campbell

***SOLD OUT***Following on from his recent sell-out talk, geologist, paleontologist and Emeritus Scientist Hamish Campbell returns with a unique opportunity to join him for a guided day trip of Wellington's significant geological sites, drawing on his expert local knowledge for our commentary.  Participants will be transported by bus, please see the itinerary curated for Friends […]

$80.00