discuss document export feedback print share Blog View by topic: Beyond Our Walls All Archaeology Beyond our walls Collections Exhibitions Events Entangled Islands From the Director Geology History Learning MuseTech Taonga Māori Research Still Life War Memorial Kermadec Expedition Pou Maumahara Volume SW Pacific Expedition Show more View by date: 2017 Any 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Show more Nation changersFriday, 27 October 2017Several years ago, students from a local school gathered on the side of a small country road and watched as kuia and kaumatua wept as they remembered their whanau who had lost their lives during the New Zealand wars 150 years earlier. So they created a student-led petition that they took to Parliament in order for these battles to be remembered. The Great Outdoors Photography Competition WinnerMonday, 23 October 2017Inspired by our current exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year we ran our own photography competition celebrating the beauty of Aotearoa. We talked to our winner Ronnie Li about his stunning landscape, how he selected it and his photographic style. 106 reasons to vote kākiFriday, 20 October 2017Our biggest birdy battle is now underway - Bird of the Year - and the winner of New Zealand's most popular bird will be decided soon. This year, our Natural Sciences Project Curator, Josie Galbraith is backing black. Scientific success in the Southwest PacificThursday, 28 September 2017The Southwest Pacific marine expedition has come to an end but the different teams who took part have all returned with valuable scientific insights and vital additions for their marine reference collections. Expedition ending on a high in the KermadecsBY TOM TRNSKI Friday, 15 September 2017The team has just finished the final leg of the Southwest Pacific Expedition around the Kermadec islands which has offered up one more new find. Marker mayflies BY RUBY MOORE Monday, 11 September 2017A spectacular swarming mass of mayflies features in our Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition showing that Hungary's Danube river is returning to a picture of health. Unfortunately the picture isn't so pretty around our waterways though Auckland communities are working hard to bring this sensitive freshwater critter back. Minimal landscapes with Dave Sanderson Friday, 25 August 2017In this interview we spoke to Dave Sanderson, Project Leader for the Collection Imaging team who is responsible for managing four dedicated collection photographers in our on-site production studio. Good things come in small packages in the Southwest PacificWednesday, 16 August 2017Some of the team's most mesmerising finds are much, much smaller and harder to spot - such as the Christmas tree worm. Q & A with Richard NgWednesday, 9 August 2017In celebration of our current exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017, we decided to seek out the hidden photographic talents of our Museum whanau and share their passion for the medium with a few select images from their personal collections. The Mystery of the Barkcloth Broadsheets Tuesday, 1 August 2017Sabine Weik-BartonTwo bark-cloth broadsheets from the Fiji Times piqued the curiosity of our Project Conservator, Sabine Weik-Barton, so she did some detective work to discover if they were special commemorative editions. We’ve completed part one of our Southwest Pacific Expedition! By Tom Trnski Wednesday, 9th August 2017The marine expedition team has crossed off leg one of the Southwest Pacific expedition and already they've uncovered a wealth of fish and invertebrate life. Finding fish in the Southwest Pacific By Will McKay Wednesday, 2nd August 2017So far the team have pull up a range of mysterious and rare creatures from the inky depths such the miniature-yet-venomous leaf scorpion fish. 1 2 Next page Previous page