Tuesday 6 November 2018, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Science for Lunch: Taiao │ Nature: Behind-the-Scenes Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Part of our Science for Lunch series, join Te Papa’s exhibition team to go behind the scenes of the upcoming Taiao │ Nature zone due to open in early 2019, and get a rare preview of the new experience. $10.00
Tuesday 20 November 2018, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Science for Lunch: Mātauranga Māori in Taiao Nature Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand Part of our Science for Lunch series, join us and Curator Brad Haami to share mātauranga māori aspects of the new Taiao Nature Exhibition (due to open in mid 2019) showing how science and mātauranga both intersect and diverge. $10.00
Thursday 15 April 2021, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Tour: The National Geohazards Monitoring Centre GNS Science 1 Fairway Drive, Avalon Lower Hutt A special Members Only tour of the NGMC which opened in 2018, and which builds on the service delivered by GNS Science and GeoNet for the last 17 years. $35.00
Wednesday 5 May 2021, 10:30 am - 11:30 am 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