Te Papa

Ken Gorbey was instrumental in getting Te Papa Tongarewa, the country's national museum, off the ground. He was then asked to help salvage the Jewish Museum in Berlin - which had run into trouble… Audio

While lockdown has been a period of downtime for some, woodworker and restorer William Cottrell has been hard at work restoring a native wood sideboard from 19th century Aotearoa. It's just as well he… Audio, Gallery

Dr. David Abulafia's new book The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans is global history of humankind told through our relationship with the world's oceans. He joins the show to discuss… Audio

New Zealand's national museum has appointed a new head of Pacific and New Zealand cultures and histories. Significantly for Te Papa, it is the first time a person of Pacific heritage has held the… Audio

Te Papa wants to hear from 'code crackers' to help decipher some "buggy handwriting".  Audio

Arts correspondent Julia Waite joins Kathryn to talk about how Covid-19 has been an opportunity for galleries have 'leaned in' to their own art collections, and are sharing more of the art here in New… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, is preparing to reopen this Thursday after a two month closure due to Covid-19. Audio

Our next story looks at a man who's translating classic children's texts into te reo Maori - he says mostly for his own fun! Associate Professor Tom Roa from Waikato University translated Alice in… Audio

Te Papa has listened and updated its water quality display after coming under fire for its use of dyed brown water to look as if it came from a farm stream. Audio

Farmers are angry at Te Papa for they way they are being portrayed in a new environment exhibition at the museum. Audio

Courtney Johnston is to become Te Papa's new chief executive. At 40 she is the youngest person to ever lead the national museum and the first woman since its founding chief executive Cheryll Sotheran.

Visitors to Te Papa will be able to take a trip down the rabbit hole when Wonderland opens this weekend. The immersive exhibition celebrates Lewis Carroll's fantastic tale, as well as Alice's onscreen… Audio, Gallery

Nuclear Free. Ihumatao. Universal Suffrage...through history New Zealanders have been staunch about standing up for what they believe in. In Protest: Tautohetohe (Te Papa Press) curators Stephanie… Audio, Gallery

In the lead up to the Global Week of Climate Change we are speaking each day to people who are dealing with the issues facing many communities because of climate change. Today Rachel Yates, senior… Audio

New York Times technology journalist Kashmir Hill tells Lynn Freeman about her experiment showing just how much the "frightful five" tech giants control the digital world she interacts with. Acting on… Audio

Marc Taddei, Music Director of Orchestra Wellington, discusses the August 2nd concert 'Pictures at an Exhibition' which blends the musical and visual arts together and includes the live creation of a… Audio

Te Papa's Te Taiao exhibition features Aotearoa's extinct birds, and imagines what they would have sounded like in the wild. The bird calls were recreated by sound designers in Wellington, and have…

Te Papa's newest $12 million exhibition, Te Taiao, has opened its doors for a sneak preview, ahead of Saturday's launch. Our reporter Meriana Johnsen and visual journalist Ana Tovey went along to take… Video, Audio