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Auckland War Memorial Museum pays tribute to its former director Dr Rodney Wilson CNZM

 Date: 30 April 2013

Dr Rodney Wilson, who died in Auckland on Saturday evening, was today remembered by colleagues for his spectacular achievements during his thirteen year tenure as Director at Auckland Museum as well as the major contribution he made to New Zealand's cultural landscape.

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Auckland’s WW100 commemorations

 Date: 25 April 2013

Auckland’s First World War centenary commemorations will acknowledge, honour and remember the many faces of courage – from those who served to those who stayed behind.

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Auckland Museum exhibition celebrates 60 year anniversary of Sir Ed’s Mt Everest climb and a lifetime of work in Nepal

 Date: 19 April 2013

A new exhibition opening tomorrow at Auckland Museum aims to introduce the next generation to the achievements and the legacy of Sir Edmund Hillary 60 years on from his historic climb of Mt Everest.

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National acclaim for Auckland War Memorial Museum youth engagement project

 Date: 12 April 2013

Auckland Museum’s innovative Urbanlife youth engagement project has been recognised with a major award in the 2013 Museums Aotearoa annual awards announced last night.

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Auckland Museum publishes its Annual Plan for 2013-14

 Date: 11 April 2013

Auckland War Memorial Museum today published its Annual Plan for the 12 months beginning on 1 July 2013. The Plan received unanimous approval from Auckland Council last month.

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Scientists issue open invitation for Three Kings Islands marine expedition

 Date: 5 April 2013

Discoveries from a major scientific expedition to the Three Kings Islands will be relayed to the public in near real-time through a daily blog site featuring interviews, underwater videos and images.

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31% cut in carbon emissions by Auckland Museum over past 2 years

 Date: 1 April 2013

Auckland War Memorial Museum has achieved a milestone in its sustainability efforts by cutting its carbon footprint during 2012 by 21% – taking its reduction over the past two years to 31%. This result means the museum expects to spend 35% less on electricity and gas in 2013 compared to what was spent in its benchmark year of 2010 (adjusted for inflation). This equates to a saving of $340,000 this year.

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Museum open for business as usual

 Date: 5 March 2013

Auckland Museum’s visiting hours will remain unchanged during the set-up, performance and pack-down of the Auckland Arts Festival ‘Breath of the Volcano’ show in the Domain in early March.

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WOW’s Off The Wall opens at Auckland Museum alongside special collection of work from Susan Holmes

 Date: 19 February 2013

Aucklanders will have one month to catch 30 of the best World of WearableArt (WOW) garments when the Off The Wall exhibition opens at Auckland Museum this Friday (22 February 2013).

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Christian Dior, Maori-Pakeha relations and Kurangaituku legend the focus for library research grant winners

 Date: 15 February 2013

Christian Dior’s stamp on New Zealand fashion and the Maori legend of Hatupatu and Kurangaituku are two of the diverse research interests for this year’s winners of the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Auckland Museum Library research grants.

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