This one almost got away on us: the Wellington Regional Waste Management and Minimisation Plan needs your shove – closing Friday 5pm! There’s a lot of good intention in there and it’s badly needed. We are a bit rubbish about waste in New Zealand, including Wellington region. At the Southern Landfill, which has probably the...
Since 2002 these excursions to the Chatham Islands has been offered to, and enjoyed by, many Friends of Te Papa. Touring with Hamish and Chris is a rare opportunity to visit the Chathams in a safe and convivial context. The plan is to visit Chatham and Pitt Island, sea and air conditions permitting.
Join Chair of Historic Places Felicity Wong as she takes us through the cultural history and heritage of various Wellington church and spiritual buildings from Island Bay to Khandallah.Come along […]
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Thursday 28 August: Through Shaded Glass: Women and Photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860–1960 by Lissa […]
One of the original ‘pocket battleship’ wings. The years 1955 and 1956 were heady ones for in Petone, Wellington and New Zealand rugby. Petone were runners-up and then won the Jubilee Cup in these two seasons, Wellington won back the Ranfurly Shield and the country hosted the Springboks. Tom Katene was in the thick of...
