Gaillardias (1918), an autochrome photograph by Auckland photographer Robert Walrond. See more autochromes from early 20th-century New Zealand in the collection of the @Te_Papa museum: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/autochromes-from-the-te-papa-collection
July 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Gaillardias (1918), an autochrome photograph by Auckland photographer Robert Walrond. See more autochromes from early 20th-century New Zealand in the collection of the @Te_Papa museum: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/autochromes-from-the-te-papa-collection
A nice side effect of joining #IntrepidTravel is the chance for #scicomm - talks on #ProjectESCA & #colossalsquid.
Loving the guest engagement and #fanart! Last night they were on the @deepseapodcast.bsky.social
@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
@pure-ocean.bsky.social
#Te_Papa
@autnews.bsky.social
Loving the guest engagement and #fanart! Last night they were on the @deepseapodcast.bsky.social
@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
@pure-ocean.bsky.social
#Te_Papa
@autnews.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A nice side effect of joining #IntrepidTravel is the chance for #scicomm - talks on #ProjectESCA & #colossalsquid.
Loving the guest engagement and #fanart! Last night they were on the @deepseapodcast.bsky.social
@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
@pure-ocean.bsky.social
#Te_Papa
@autnews.bsky.social
Loving the guest engagement and #fanart! Last night they were on the @deepseapodcast.bsky.social
@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
@pure-ocean.bsky.social
#Te_Papa
@autnews.bsky.social
It's happening! @autsquidsquad.bsky.social and I are out with #IntrepidTravel deploying #ProjectESCA in search of the #ColossalSquid.
Supported by @pure-ocean.bsky.social, #Te_Papa and #AutScience, we have developed a suitcase-sized light lure and camera system.
#deepsea
#deepocean
#Antarctica
Supported by @pure-ocean.bsky.social, #Te_Papa and #AutScience, we have developed a suitcase-sized light lure and camera system.
#deepsea
#deepocean
#Antarctica
March 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It's happening! @autsquidsquad.bsky.social and I are out with #IntrepidTravel deploying #ProjectESCA in search of the #ColossalSquid.
Supported by @pure-ocean.bsky.social, #Te_Papa and #AutScience, we have developed a suitcase-sized light lure and camera system.
#deepsea
#deepocean
#Antarctica
Supported by @pure-ocean.bsky.social, #Te_Papa and #AutScience, we have developed a suitcase-sized light lure and camera system.
#deepsea
#deepocean
#Antarctica
I hope our lure attracts squi...
THUNK!
#ProjectESCA works! Squid like the lure and a 360 camera means nowhere to hide.
Likely a glacial or clubhook #squid, this is 200m in #Antarctica
#AntarcticClimateConnections
#SchmidtOcean
#PureOceanFund
#Te_Papa
@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
THUNK!
#ProjectESCA works! Squid like the lure and a 360 camera means nowhere to hide.
Likely a glacial or clubhook #squid, this is 200m in #Antarctica
#AntarcticClimateConnections
#SchmidtOcean
#PureOceanFund
#Te_Papa
@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I hope our lure attracts squi...
THUNK!
#ProjectESCA works! Squid like the lure and a 360 camera means nowhere to hide.
Likely a glacial or clubhook #squid, this is 200m in #Antarctica
#AntarcticClimateConnections
#SchmidtOcean
#PureOceanFund
#Te_Papa
@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
THUNK!
#ProjectESCA works! Squid like the lure and a 360 camera means nowhere to hide.
Likely a glacial or clubhook #squid, this is 200m in #Antarctica
#AntarcticClimateConnections
#SchmidtOcean
#PureOceanFund
#Te_Papa
@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
With brief journey scheduled to Aotearoa New Zealand in March to visit @te_papa, and a plan to read more this year, now is the perfect time to listen to Jock Phillips' A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects. The introduction has set me up with high expectations.
#history #Aotearoa #newzealand
#history #Aotearoa #newzealand
January 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
With brief journey scheduled to Aotearoa New Zealand in March to visit @te_papa, and a plan to read more this year, now is the perfect time to listen to Jock Phillips' A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects. The introduction has set me up with high expectations.
#history #Aotearoa #newzealand
#history #Aotearoa #newzealand
Sugar bowl. Manu- Royal Doulton. c.1932
Image: @te_papa
Image: @te_papa
November 28, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Sugar bowl. Manu- Royal Doulton. c.1932
Image: @te_papa
Image: @te_papa
The publication of his acclaimed memoir First Things gives us a great opportunity to hear Harry Ricketts (long-time convenor of our Creative Nonfiction workshop) talk with Damien Wilkins about a lifetime of writing. This Monday, 1215 @Te_Papa (Te Huinga Centre, Lvl 3)
Harry Ricketts: A Life in Writing | Te Papa
Tenth in the series of events highlighting the very latest work of writers active in Wellington and further afield with Harry Ricketts and Damien Wilkens.
www.tepapa.govt.nz
September 6, 2024 at 1:47 AM
The publication of his acclaimed memoir First Things gives us a great opportunity to hear Harry Ricketts (long-time convenor of our Creative Nonfiction workshop) talk with Damien Wilkins about a lifetime of writing. This Monday, 1215 @Te_Papa (Te Huinga Centre, Lvl 3)
New #pāua (#abalone) species from #NewZealand just dropped. Introducing the Manawatāwhi pāua Haliotis pirimoana (tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....). This pāua unique to the Three Kings Is. has been described by Hamish Spencer's & my @zoologyotago.bsky.social @Te_Papa PhD student Kerry Walton. 🧵1/4
Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791 and a new abalone from Aotearoa New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Haliotidae)
Several subspecies and forms of Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791 have been recognised, with intergrading variants between many of them. Published genetic data recovered none of the named subspecies a...
tandfonline.com
September 2, 2024 at 9:24 PM
New #pāua (#abalone) species from #NewZealand just dropped. Introducing the Manawatāwhi pāua Haliotis pirimoana (tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....). This pāua unique to the Three Kings Is. has been described by Hamish Spencer's & my @zoologyotago.bsky.social @Te_Papa PhD student Kerry Walton. 🧵1/4
Coming up at 1215 in today's Writers on Mondays, Pip Adam talks with poets Jane Arthur, Jake Arthur, and Sylvan Spring and we hear from their new books. Expect tarot, calamities, and queer joy! Rongomaraeroa, Level 4 Te Papa, free. @thwupbooks @Te_Papa
Writers on Mondays | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao / International Institute of Modern Letters | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
www.wgtn.ac.nz
July 21, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Coming up at 1215 in today's Writers on Mondays, Pip Adam talks with poets Jane Arthur, Jake Arthur, and Sylvan Spring and we hear from their new books. Expect tarot, calamities, and queer joy! Rongomaraeroa, Level 4 Te Papa, free. @thwupbooks @Te_Papa
Don’t forget that CNZ/THW Writer in Residence Ingrid Horrocks is our guest at 1215 today in Writers on Mondays. She appears in conversation with Kate Duignan, Rongomaraeroa, Level 4, @Te_Papa @CreativeNZ @thwupbooks
Writers on Mondays | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao / International Institute of Modern Letters | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
www.wgtn.ac.nz
July 14, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Don’t forget that CNZ/THW Writer in Residence Ingrid Horrocks is our guest at 1215 today in Writers on Mondays. She appears in conversation with Kate Duignan, Rongomaraeroa, Level 4, @Te_Papa @CreativeNZ @thwupbooks
Next week Writers on Mondays features memoirist, essayist, poet, fiction writer, and scholar Ingrid Horrocks on the Voyages Women Take. Ingrid is the 2024 CNZ/THW Writer in Residence at the IIML. Te Rongomaraeroa, @Te_Papa, 1215 - free.
tepapa.govt.nz/visit/events...
tepapa.govt.nz/visit/events...
The Voyages Women Take: Ingrid Horrocks | Te Papa
tepapa.govt.nz
July 11, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Next week Writers on Mondays features memoirist, essayist, poet, fiction writer, and scholar Ingrid Horrocks on the Voyages Women Take. Ingrid is the 2024 CNZ/THW Writer in Residence at the IIML. Te Rongomaraeroa, @Te_Papa, 1215 - free.
tepapa.govt.nz/visit/events...
tepapa.govt.nz/visit/events...
.@Te_Papa has partnered with the @khanacademy. Our first course 'Biodiveristy, guardianship and the natural history of New Zealand' is live and free online now. Check it out: www.khanacademy.org/partner-cont...
March 5, 2024 at 6:59 PM
.@Te_Papa has partnered with the @khanacademy. Our first course 'Biodiveristy, guardianship and the natural history of New Zealand' is live and free online now. Check it out: www.khanacademy.org/partner-cont...
Finally, thank you to all of the individuals, organisations, and institutions who have supported this research: @marsdenfund.bsky.social @otagomuseum @Te_Papa @CantMuseum @GeneticsOtago @Zoology_Otago
December 4, 2023 at 6:36 AM
Finally, thank you to all of the individuals, organisations, and institutions who have supported this research: @marsdenfund.bsky.social @otagomuseum @Te_Papa @CantMuseum @GeneticsOtago @Zoology_Otago
Just when I thought I couldn't love @Te_Papa bird expert Colin Miskelly any more, he starts blogging the Te Araroa trail with his bird finds (common, rare, dead, alive ...) and razor-sharp insights
Birds of Te Araroa 1 – Cape Reinga to Kaitaia | Te Papa’s Blog
Between November 2023 and March 2024, Natural History curator Colin Miskelly is walking the length of Aotearoa New Zealand on Te Araroa Trail – counting every bird seen or heard along the way. In t�...
blog.tepapa.govt.nz
November 17, 2023 at 3:44 AM
Just when I thought I couldn't love @Te_Papa bird expert Colin Miskelly any more, he starts blogging the Te Araroa trail with his bird finds (common, rare, dead, alive ...) and razor-sharp insights
We are delighted that Puawai Cairns @PuawaiCairns from @Te_Papa will be sharing her powerful insights, courage and aroha with us as a Keynote speaker at NDF23 Whanake \ Evolve.
Early birds on sale now!
ndf.org.nz/ndf23
Early birds on sale now!
ndf.org.nz/ndf23
November 27, 2024 at 11:55 PM
We are delighted that Puawai Cairns @PuawaiCairns from @Te_Papa will be sharing her powerful insights, courage and aroha with us as a Keynote speaker at NDF23 Whanake \ Evolve.
Early birds on sale now!
ndf.org.nz/ndf23
Early birds on sale now!
ndf.org.nz/ndf23
Great example of an institution improving Wikipedja articles, releasing images under an open licence, uploading to @WikiCommons using @OpenRefine, and collaborating with volunteers and citizen scientists. Well done @Te_Papa.
November 17, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Great example of an institution improving Wikipedja articles, releasing images under an open licence, uploading to @WikiCommons using @OpenRefine, and collaborating with volunteers and citizen scientists. Well done @Te_Papa.
A lively panel discussion on the history and future of women in leadership, with National Librarian Te Pouhuaki @NLNZ Rachel Esson, Honiana Love, Acting Chief Archivist Kaipupuri Matua @ArchivesNZ , and Courtney Johnston, Tumu Whakarae at @Te_Papa.
natlib.govt.nz/events/are-we-…
natlib.govt.nz/events/are-we-…
November 27, 2024 at 11:51 PM
A lively panel discussion on the history and future of women in leadership, with National Librarian Te Pouhuaki @NLNZ Rachel Esson, Honiana Love, Acting Chief Archivist Kaipupuri Matua @ArchivesNZ , and Courtney Johnston, Tumu Whakarae at @Te_Papa.
natlib.govt.nz/events/are-we-…
natlib.govt.nz/events/are-we-…
Some great work at @aucklandmuseum with Wikipedia, Commons, and Wikidata. The challenge is now for other NZ museums to catch up, eh @CantMuseum @Te_Papa @OtagoMuseum ?
November 17, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Some great work at @aucklandmuseum with Wikipedia, Commons, and Wikidata. The challenge is now for other NZ museums to catch up, eh @CantMuseum @Te_Papa @OtagoMuseum ?
Thrilled to announce the #NDF2021 programme has been released! We have some fabulous speakers: Courtney Johnston @auchmill @Te_Papa, Sinead Boucher @sineadboucher @NZStuff, Jacinta Paranihi @justicenzgovt, Sir Ian Taylor & Rachel Esson @r_esson @NLNZ
#glam
ndf.org.nz/programme
#glam
ndf.org.nz/programme
November 27, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Thrilled to announce the #NDF2021 programme has been released! We have some fabulous speakers: Courtney Johnston @auchmill @Te_Papa, Sinead Boucher @sineadboucher @NZStuff, Jacinta Paranihi @justicenzgovt, Sir Ian Taylor & Rachel Esson @r_esson @NLNZ
#glam
ndf.org.nz/programme
#glam
ndf.org.nz/programme
A big congrats to #NDFNZ board member Claire Regnault, whose book 'Dressed', published by @Te_Papa, launched this week. You can hear Claire speak about the book on RNZ here:
rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
Dressed - what the well-dressed colonial was wearing
When specialist textile curators at New Zealand museums examine donated garments, often the most fascinating stories come from the signs of stains, repairs and repurposing that they discover.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2024 at 11:39 PM
A big congrats to #NDFNZ board member Claire Regnault, whose book 'Dressed', published by @Te_Papa, launched this week. You can hear Claire speak about the book on RNZ here:
rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
Book review: Gone by @mrblencowe https://markavery.info/2021/03/28/sunday-book-review-gone-by-michael-blencowe/
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
November 25, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Book review: Gone by @mrblencowe https://markavery.info/2021/03/28/sunday-book-review-gone-by-michael-blencowe/
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
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@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
Sunday book review – Gone by Michael Blencowe – Mark Avery
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November 23, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Book review: Gone by @mrblencowe https://markavery.info/2021/03/28/sunday-book-review-gone-by-michael-blencowe/
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
Sunday book review: Gone by @mrblencowe https://markavery.info/2021/03/28/sunday-book-review-gone-by-michael-blencowe/
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
Sunday book review – Gone by Michael Blencowe – Mark Avery
markavery.info
November 23, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Sunday book review: Gone by @mrblencowe https://markavery.info/2021/03/28/sunday-book-review-gone-by-michael-blencowe/
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
Sunday book review: Gone by @mrblencowe https://markavery.info/2021/03/28/sunday-book-review-gone-by-michael-blencowe/
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
November 26, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Sunday book review: Gone by @mrblencowe https://markavery.info/2021/03/28/sunday-book-review-gone-by-michael-blencowe/
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
Sunday book review: Gone by @mrblencowe https://markavery.info/2021/03/28/sunday-book-review-gone-by-michael-blencowe/
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
November 26, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Sunday book review: Gone by @mrblencowe https://markavery.info/2021/03/28/sunday-book-review-gone-by-michael-blencowe/
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction
@VoteSIKokako @SaveGalapagos @Global_Wildlife @AMNH @morethanadodo @Te_Papa @calacademy @NHM_Tring @luomus_zoology @luomus @LeapingHareBks #extinction