discuss document export feedback print share Blog View by topic: Entangled Islands 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 2025 2023 2024 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Show more There’s no place like … crinoidsMonday, 4 September 2017Our invertebrate experts have been keeping their eyes peeled for the creatures that hide on feather stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and sea fans. In this blog, they profile some of the cryptic hangers-on that they have discovered on the Southwest Pacific Expedition. Whale song, rock blennies and sailfish - a sample of our Fiji findsBY MARK ERDMANN, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONALFriday, 1 September 2017In their latest blog, our Southwest expedition team gives a visual run-down of the colourful creatures they have found on the Fijian chapter of their research expedition, from humpback whales to secretive filefish. Fish for the future?BY MARK ERDMANN, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONALTuesday, 22 August 2017Initial surveying from the Southwest Pacific Expedition shows a number of fish-rich areas that justify a network of sanctuaries or marine reserves around the remote Lau islands. Underwater in Ono-i-Lau with rays and a nosey turtleFriday, 18 August 2017Our baited remote underwater video camera has been capturing the exquisite underwater life in the Southwest Pacific such as a leopard eagle ray - a species that has never been seen in this part of the world. 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. Hawai'i's technicoloured cloak of extinctionBy Matt RaynerThursday, 22 June 2017Hawai'i's elaborate Ahu’ula, which are made up of thousands of bird feathers, serve as a sad reminder of the number of birds that have been winked out of existence. A Personal Story of Sandi Ringham, descendant of Ngāti Kuri, and her whānauWednesday, 7 June 2017Sandi Ringham of Ngāti Kuri tells of her experience in taking part in the wānanga to Te Hiku o te Ika and why it was so significant for her and her whānau.