Captain Cook, his officers and accompanying naturalists aboard the Resolution explored Dusky Sound for six weeks during March-May 1773. Their observations became New Zealand’s first BioBlitz, with the broad-billed prion and little penguin among the birds they described
Read more |November 10, 2020
30 years ago, Mana Island was a grass-covered, bleak, windswept landscape, only a few native trees still surviving in sheltered gullies. 500,000 trees later, Mana is an island paradise, home to a wealth of forest and sea birds, lizards and geckos, and thriving native trees and shrubs.
Read more |November 4, 2020
There is a long history in all the Maori arts of carvers, weavers and carriers of the culture learning as apprentices and developing their skills until they can produce objects worthy of the tradition they have been taught.
Read more |October 22, 2020
Friends visit to Frances Hodgkin’s at the Adam Art Gallery.
Read more |October 8, 2020
Athol McCredie gave members a fascinating glimpse into the life and photography of Adkin. Leslie Adkin (1888-1964) was a farmer near Levin, but is better known as an amateur scholar, geologist, ethnologist, author and photographer.
Read more |October 7, 2020
Dr Rebecca Rice introduced us to the rich world of botanical art by females in 1880s colonial New Zealand while we sipped our bubbles, and with the added treat of works from the storerooms on display for us to encounter in person.
Read more |October 2, 2020
In the 1950s, our nation was emerging from the darkness and austerity of the Great Depression and World War II. It was time for New Zealand to have its own unique and distinctive identity, appropriate to our climate and conditions.
Read more |September 16, 2020
There’s something quite magical about Anthesis Atelier and it took my breath away.
Read more |September 9, 2020
Lizzie Bisley, Curator Modern Art, shared insights from McCahon paintings ranging from early works in the 1940s to the 1970s and provided almost 40 Friends with an engaging review of the artist’s key works throughout this period.
Read more |August 24, 2020
Just being allowed through the locked doors into the back corridors of Te Papa was worth the price of admission. I felt privileged to gain insight to this powerhouse of research, where so many of our taonga are cared for.
Read more |August 4, 2020
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