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• • Curators’ Book Talk: Te Taiao Nature Series

    • 10 Dec 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Join Te Papa’s curators for a fascinating array of talks on New Zealand’s natural history. The six titles published in the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series have been […]
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• • The West Coast: Voices from the Past and Controversies of the Present

    • 26 Nov 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Join Richard Willis, Victoria University Senior Associate, School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences, as he gives us fascinating insight into the rich and varied history of the South Island’s […]
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    Ngā rārangi kōrero o te Tiriti i hunaia—Redacted Treaty Panels debut as art

    • 11 Nov 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Ka whakarewatia tētahi whakaaturanga hou ki Te Pātaka Toi i Te Herenga Waka. Ka whakaaturia ētahi taonga mai Te Papa, arā, i ngā rārangi kōrero o te Tiriti i whakarerekētia e ngā ringa toi me ngā kaiwhakatumatuma tata tonu i te rua tau ki muri.
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• • Day Trip – Kāpiti Coast Art Trail Guided Tour

    • 8 Nov 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Join Artist & Arts Educator, Stephanie Woodman on a carefully curated Friends experience not to be missed – the Kāpiti Coast Art Trail! Discover surprises and delights with a wonderland […]
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• • Building The Stage We Stand On: Director’s Talk & High Tea with Lyndee-Jane Rutherford

    • 2 Nov 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • In this intimate conversation with Director Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, we will hear about what she looks for when selecting plays, how she works with her creative teams and actors on big themes that resonate with audiences and how she approaches working with content of social and political power, and why this is important to the work she does.
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• • Reading Group 23 October 2025: Capital Trees: The arboreal legacy of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika the Wellington region

    • 23 Oct 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Te Papa Press Reading Group takes place on the 4th Thursday of the month. This installation: Capital Trees: The arboreal legacy of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika the Wellington region by Susette Goldsmith. […]
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• • Reading Group 23 October 2025: Capital Trees: The arboreal legacy of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika the Wellington region

    • 23 Oct 2025
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    • Te Papa Press Reading Group takes place on the 4th Thursday of the month. This installation: Capital Trees: The arboreal legacy of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika the Wellington region by Susette Goldsmith, […]
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• • Rare Books in the Library Collection

    • 21 Oct 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Did you know that Te Papa Tongarewa has a library? The Te Aka Matua Research Library has been supporting the museum’s research since 1867. The library serves as a research […]
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• • Rare Books in the Library Collection

    • 16 Oct 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Did you know that Te Papa Tongarewa has a library? The Te Aka Matua Research Library has been supporting the museum’s research since 1867. The library serves as a research […]
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• • Reading Group 16 October 2025: Marsden Books

    • 16 Oct 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 16 October: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […]
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• • Reading Group 16 October 2025: Marsden Books

    • 16 Oct 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 16 October: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […]
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• • A Wairarapa Weekender

    • 26 Sep 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • 27-28 September 2025 This tour offers visits to Wairarapa gardens at historic homesteads that aren’t usually open to visit as individuals, plus we check out Greytown and Featherston townships with their eclectic shops and historical buildings and have dinner in Masterton with an interesting guest speaker.
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    Age Concern Wellington and Te Papa: Sharing Pacific Knowledge Together

    • 25 Sep 2025
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Age Concern Wellington is proud to collaborate with Te Papa in offering unique opportunities for our social connection group participants to connect with Pacific heritage. On two recent occasions, Te Papa welcomed groups made up of participants from some of Age Concern’s regular programmes for a very special experience. The visits began in a private ... Read more
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• • Reading Group 24 September 2025: Rakau: The Ancient Forests of Aoearoa

    • 24 Sep 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Please note this Reading Group has been moved to Wednesday 24 September 2025 Rākau: The Ancient Forests of Aotearoa by Ned Barrau. We will be joined by two Te Papa Curators […]
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• • Local Gallery Visit: Washday at the Pa, A Survey – Ans Westra

    • 23 Sep 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • {Suite} and the Ans Westra Estate are pleased to present, for the first time ever, the entire series of photos made by Ans Westra in Ruatoria in 1963 for Washday […]
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• • Te Papa’s Kiwi Collection – Recent Research and Findings

    • 18 Sep 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Despite being a reclusive and rarely seen species, kiwi are an important part of our national identity as New Zealanders. There is a long history of kiwi research at Te […]
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• • Te Papa’s Contribution to Kiwi Research

    • 18 Sep 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Despite being a reclusive and rarely seen species, kiwi are an important part of our national identity as New Zealanders. There is a long history of kiwi research at Te […]
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• • Reading Group 18 September 2025: Marsden Books – cancelled

    • 18 Sep 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • This Reading Group has been cancelled. Join us on 16 October for the next installment with Bryony Hogg of Marsden Books, who will share her top picks for the month.
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• • 2025 Chatham Islands Excursions

    • 2 Sep 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • 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.
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• • Heritage Chapels: Catholic & Anglican from Island Bay to Johnsonville

    • 29 Aug 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • 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 […]
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• • Reading Group 28 August 2025: Through Shaded Glass: Women and Photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860–1960

    • 28 Aug 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • 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 […]
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• • Reading Group 21 August 2025: Marsden Books

    • 21 Aug 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 21 August: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […]
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• • A Damaged Earth but Not a Broken One: A Case for ‘Urgent Optimism’

    • 19 Aug 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Join Dr Dave Lowe as he discusses the latest climate science and its implications, as well as the impact of new technology and his thoughts on ‘urgent optimism’ – including […]
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• • A Damaged Earth but Not a Broken One: A Case for ‘Urgent Optimism’ With No Room for Complacency

    • 19 Aug 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Join Dr Dave Lowe as he discusses the latest climate science and its implications, as well as the impact of new technology and his thoughts on ‘urgent optimism’ – this […]
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• • Slow Looking: Toi Art

    • 6 Aug 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Excited by the new Toi Art galleries at Te Papa? Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an enjoyable session where we use strategies to help us slow down and […]
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• • Members Preview: Toi Art Level 5 Reopening

    • 31 Jul 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Join us for a special members-only preview of one last gallery in the Toi Art suite before it opens to the public. The gallery is hung with highlight works from […]
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• • Intriguing Textile Treatments & Techniques: Japan, Malay Archipelago & Uzbekistan’s Textile Wonders

    • 29 Jul 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Prepare to journey across continents and centuries with Shani Pillai & Joji Jacob, as they showcase four extraordinary textile traditions that transform humble fibres into unique expressions of culture! Our discovery takes us from the West of Japan to the South of Japan, then on to the Malay Archipelago
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• • Annual General Meeting 2025

    • 24 Jul 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Inc will be held Thursday 27 July at 6pm in ICON, Level 2, Te Papa.
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• • Reading Group 24 July 2025: Towards Modernism

    • 24 Jul 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Thursday 24 July: Towards Modernism: The Walter Cook Collection at Te Papa by Justine Olsen. Author Justine […]
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• • Dutch 17c Painting: Johannes Vermeer 1632-75

    • 20 Jul 2025
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • Only 36 paintings are attributed to Johannes Vermeer, but they are among the most revered in the history of art.
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