The chance to learn about early European expeditions interacting with Southern Maori was too good to pass up on a recent Sunday afternoon when cultural historian and linguist, Dr Olga…
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On 18 March Ken Gorbey delivered a stimulating and thought-provoking address on museums –what is their role, and what are our expectations of a museum, both locally and nationally.
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For well-known Wellington artist Ronda Thompson, the best time to capture the magic of a landscape is early morning or evening.
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“Some things you just walk past….you miss things” commented a participant in the 4 February Friends tour of art on show in Te Papa’s fifth floor galleries. She didn’t only…
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If you’d like tales giving history, detail and context together with a wander through Te Papa’s Tory Street storerooms you would have loved our recent Back of House Tours with…
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Guided by enthusiastic Te Papa hosts, various groups of Friends were able to immerse ourselves in this extraordinary exhibition for a couple of hours which was an enthralling experience. Hearing…
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Two groups of Friends, forty in each group, were given exclusive guided tours of the Parliamentary art collection on Wednesday 25 November and Friday 27 November. The tours were followed…
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Our final excursion was to Nick’s Head Station, a mixed sheep and horticulture farm formed from the amalgamation of three properties, one of which incorporates Young Nick’s Head, named for…
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With over 45% of Gisborne’s population identifying as Māori there are numerous marae in the area, but visiting Rongowhakaata’s Te Ohako Marae at Manutuke was particularly significant for us given…
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Fortunately the rain had gone by the time our group arrived at Jack Richard’s house and garden on the hill above Wainui Beach – we could hear the sound of…
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