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    • Australia Top End Adventure
      • 1 – 11 August 2025 Immerse yourself in Aboriginal culture and learn from indigenous guides about ancient rock art and their way of life and experience the remote natural beauty of the “Top End” of Australia. Starting and ending in Darwin, a city rich in Aboriginal Art and culture, this tour will take you deep into the vast wilderness of Arnhemland, defined by rocky escarpments, gorges, rivers and waterfalls. You will be staying 2 nights at a Safari Lodge at Mt Borradaile, a registered sacred site to explore rock shelters with stunning rock art, savannah woodlands, pristine waterways and observe wildlife, before heading to the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park. Here you will experience a guided tour through Ubirr Aboriginal rock art and a cruise on Yellow Water, a tranquil wetland which is home to a diversity of flora and fauna. Then the tour will take you to Katherine for a visit of Nitmiluk Cultural Center and to experience the Nabilil Dreaming Sunset cruise. Discover the stories of the Jawoyn people against the magnificent backdrop of Nitmiluk Gorge. You will also visit Cutta Cutta Caves and Edith Falls before returning back to Darwin. Another highlight of this tour is a visit to Tiwi Islands, meet and engage with an aboriginal community famous for their traditional lifestyle, stunning artwork, vibrant fabrics and textiles. This amazing tour also includes a full day trip from Darwin to Lichtfield National Park, an area of jaw dropping beauty, spectacular water falls and enormous Magnetic Termite mounds. An historic walking tour of Darwin on the last day concludes this tour. Are you ready for your Top End Adventure?

    • A Waikato Pilgrimage
      • 5-8 June 2025 This tour offers an insight into the role of the church and the early settlement of the Waikato region. Led by Sir David Moxon; a former Archbishop […]

    • Japan’s National Parks, Art and Culture Tour
      • A CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF HONSHU, OSAKA TO OSAKA, INCLUDING SOUTH KOREA 14 – 29 May 2025: Heritage Expeditions, pioneers in authentic small ship expedition cruising, invite you to join them on an unforgettable circumnavigation of Japan’s main island Honshu and exploration of its wilderness, arts, culture and rich history with special guest and renowned multi-disciplinary artist, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate Lisa Reihana.

    • Reading Group: 6 March 2025
      • Our Reading Group takes place on the first and third Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 6 March and will showcase a Te Papa Press publication – […]

    • 2025 Uncover Tasmania Tour
      • 7 NIGHT UNCOVER TASMANIA CUSTOMISED TOUR 2 – 9 MARCH 2025 Claudia Moir is excited to present to you a tailor-made Tasmania tour especially designed for Friends of Te Papa. […]

    • Summer Day Trip: Wairarapa Fault
      • Join us for a day trip this summer under the expert guidance of geologist, paleontologist and Emeritus Scientist Hamish Campbell. We will take a leisurely drive around the harbour, as Hamish explains the Wellington Harbour, Wellington Fault, and Crustal and Active processes. We will stop at Featherston, before heading to on Ocean Beach on the Wairarapa coast, examining aspects of the Wairarapa Fault along the way. Next, we'll take a walk along the track to Mukamuka Valley, and then find a nice place to stop and enjoy our lunch.

    • Forgotten Islands of the South Pacific: Exploring the Sub-Antarctic Islands
      • 28 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2025 You won’t find them mentioned in a travel brochure on your high street; you won’t find them in most guidebooks, you probably don’t know anyone that has ever been there and they don’t even appear on some maps of the New Zealand’s South Pacific – these are the ‘forgotten islands’. Despite their low profile, they are among the most remarkable wildlife reserves in the Southern Ocean, designated UNESCO World Heritage sites and afforded the highest protection of any nature reserves in New Zealand. Remote, uninhabited and on no regular shipping route, access is further restricted by a strict Management Plan which limits the number of people allowed ashore each year.

    • Reading Group: 21 November 2024
      • Our Reading Group takes place on the first and third Thursday of the month. Reading group 21 November: The wonderful Briony Hogg, owner of Marsden Books will be our guest, showcasing […]

    • Tour of Taranaki and Tongariro
      • A Six Day Tour Curated Exclusively for Friends of Te Papa, Led by Author and Victoria University Lecturer Richard Willis 11-16 November 2024 DAY ONE: We leave Wellington and […]

    • Reading Group: 7 November 2024
      • Our Reading Group takes place on the first and third Thursday of the month. Reading group 7 November: Michael Szabo – Wild Wellington Hot off the Te Papa Press Wild Wellington […]

    • Historic Tour of the Coromandel Peninsula
      • 14 – 20 OCTOBER 2024 The Coromandel Peninsula does not just have an abundance of natural beauty but is also rich in Maori history and early European settler heritage. This tour will spend 2 nights in Thames to explore historic Thames with a knowledgeable local guide . We visit the Thames School of Mines, the Bella Street Pump House and Museum of Technology as well as the Thames Goldmine Experience. In Coromandel town we will be going on a guided walking tour and we experience the famous Driving Creek Railway and Pottery. As we wind our way around the peninsula, we visit Whitianga for a 2-hour glass-bottom boat cruise to picturesque Cathedral Cove, followed by dinner and wine tasting at Mercury Bay Estate in Cooks Beach. We will stay for 2 nights in Whangamata, as a base to explore the historic town of Waihi with all its gold mining history. We will also take a ride on the historic railway from Waihi to Waikino, and visit the Victoria Battery Tramway museum and Karangahake Gorge. On our last day, before heading back to Auckland, we have time to explore the Paeroa Historical Maritime park and museum.

    • Slow Looking: Generation X
      • Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an enjoyable session where we use strategies to help us slow down and enjoy looking at art more. Following on from our recent […]

    • Reading Group: 3 October 2024
      • Reading group 3 October: Te Papa Press will introduce and discuss Leslie Adkin: Farmer Photographer By Athol McCredie. Leslie was a passionate farmer and an even more passionate photographer. He […]

    • Reading Group: 19 September 2024
      • Reading group 19 September: The wonderful Briony Hogg, owner of Marsden Books will be our guest at the Reading Group next week. She will be showcasing interesting and popular books […]

    • Slow Looking
      • Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an enjoyable session where we use strategies to help us slow down and enjoy looking at art more. Going to an art gallery […]

    • Reading Group
      • Our new Reading Group will take place on the first and third Thursday of the month, starting with Sept 5. Each session will showcase a new Te Papa Press book, with monthly […]

    • Back of House Textiles Tour
      • Go behind the scenes with curators Katie Cooper and Stephanie Gibson to see some of the highlights of Te Papa’s textile and dress collections. From a bright blue 1890s wedding […]

    • Back-of-House Botany Collection Tour
      • Te Papa Botany Curators Leon Perrie and Carlos Lehnebach will introduce the herbarium collection, showcase its highlights, and discuss how it is used. See plants collected during Cook’s first Pacific […]

    • Madras Checks: A Global Symbol of Social Equality
      • Let us take you on a colourful adventure on the back of the humble Madras Checks! Our adventure will begin from the tropical shores of South India, where Madras Checks originated. These iconic textiles wove a rich history and captivated the hearts of people across the world—literally, a rags-to-riches story. We will trace the journey of this textile from its humble beginnings as cool, comfortable, hand-dyed and woven cotton daily wear to a global phenomenon being sold through luxury boutiques and gracing haute couture runways to this day.

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