2019-05-09 Exhibition Preview: Te Taiao | Nature Exhibition Preview: Te Taiao | Nature Thursday 9 May 2019, 4:00 pm - Friday 10 May 2019, 10:00 am Exhibition Preview: Te Taiao | Nature Te Taiao | Nature exhibition is the biggest change since Te Papa opened in 1998, creating a bold and immersive journey through the natural world of Aotearoa New Zealand. Show your current membership card/s for admission.
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Workshop: Sustainable Beeswax Wraps Saturday 18 May 2019, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Workshop: Sustainable Beeswax Wraps Everyday, small actions can make a big difference to the impact we have on our environment. Te Taiao | Nature celebrates our unique environment and asks us to think more about what actions we can take to create a positive impact. We at the Friends agree with these principles and so have teamed up with the Sustainability Trust to bring Friends members a workshop to create your own beeswax wraps. $40.00 – $80.00
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Beyond Te Papa: The Give & Take of Biodiversity Tuesday 21 May 2019, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Beyond Te Papa: The Give & Take of Biodiversity How and why has this life developed? What were the great explosions of biodiversity that launched the living world? And what are the Earth-crunching crises that nearly ended it all? Palaeontologists from Victoria University of Wellington and GNS Science will explore these questions, whilst looking at our own stunning fossil record found on the wobbly nugget of rock known as Aotearoa that sits atop the drowned continent of Zealandia. $10.00 – $15.00
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Book Launch: 100 Natural History Treasures of Te Papa Thursday 30 May 2019, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Book Launch: 100 Natural History Treasures of Te Papa Open to friends members only, join us to celebrate the launch of this book to coincide with opening of Te Papa’s new permanent Natural History galleries Te Taiao | Nature. We’ll hear from a variety of speakers involved in the book’s creation, what their role in bringing it together was and what their favourite object out of the 100 presented is. $20.00 – $25.00