Monday 25 November 2019, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Solander, Sparrman, and the Anthropocene Rangimarie, L3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand This public lecture presents the fascinating modern idea of “the Environment” – in common usage today a word with a distinct meaning to most of us around the world – and its little known history as a concept that appears in earnest only right after World War II and within a couple of decades reaches global fame and considerable usefulness. $15.00 – $25.00
Thursday 12 March 2020, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Talk: From Tip-Site to Flourishing Forest Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Come and hear Friends President, Elizabeth Kay, describe how one small community group decided to take up the fight and what they have achieved in little more than a decade. $15.00 – $20.00
Tuesday 21 July 2020, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tour: Botany Behind the Scenes (iii) Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Get 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. $30.00
Thursday 23 July 2020, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tour: Botany Behind the Scenes (i) Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Get 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. $30.00
Thursday 23 July 2020, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Tour: Botany Behind the Scenes (ii) Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Get 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. $30.00
Thursday 15 October 2020, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Talk: Seabird Research in Remote Fiordland Angus Room, L3 Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Bird curator Colin Miskelly has led four expeditions to southern Fiordland since 2016, all focused on seabird conservation. Colin's most recent trip was partially funded by the Friends of Te Papa. $20.00 – $30.00
Sunday 18 October 2020, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Tour: Mana Island Mana Island Mana Island, Wellington, New Zealand Mana Island is a scientific reserve administered by the Department of Conservation, and lies about 5 km from the entrance to Porirua Harbour. Access to the reserve is restricted as visitors are required to find their own way to the island. The Friends of Te Papa have chartered a vessel from Paremata (Mana Marina) and you'll have the exciting opportunity to be guided around the island by Te Papa Bird & Reptile Curator Dr Colin Miskelly. $60.00 – $70.00
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
Friday 18 June 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Talk: Exploring the deep unknown Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand In the cold, dark, deep ocean around Aotearoa incredibly diverse and unique animals that feed on potent chemicals that flow out of the seafloor have been found, creating life in ways never thought possible. $25.00 – $30.00
Thursday 15 July 2021, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Workshop: Augmented Reality Sandbox Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Get hands on to make mountains, rain, lakes, lahars, tsunami - like sandcastles but better! Free