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  • New fossil evidence claims first discovery of taro in Māori gardens
    New fossil evidence claims first discovery of taro in Māori gardens

    The first discovery of tropical Polynesian taro grown in Māori gardens in the 1400s can be claimed by a recent archaeological research project on Ahuahu-Great Mercury Island.

  • The next stage of our transformation has begun
    The next stage of our transformation has begun

    An eagerly awaited planned programme of capital works has kicked off this week at Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland War Memorial Museum.

  • Museum Medals honour outstanding individuals
    Museum Medals honour outstanding individuals

    Auckland War Memorial Museum has honoured the careers of five outstanding individuals in its Museum Medals ceremony, held last night.

  • Ngati Kuri and Auckland Museum to host significant marine forum on conservation in the Pacific
    Ngati Kuri and Auckland Museum to host significant marine forum on conservation in the Pacific

    Thanks to a funding grant from the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, Ngati Kuri and Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will host a marine conservation forum: Taiātea – Gathering of Oceans in March 2019.

  • UNESCO honours for eight heritage collections
    UNESCO honours for eight heritage collections

    The UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand Trust has announced eight new inscriptions to its documentary heritage register.

  • Auckland Museum recognised at the YWCA Equal Pay Awards
    Auckland Museum recognised at the YWCA Equal Pay Awards

    Auckland Museum is delighted to have won the Community category at the YWCA Equal Pay Awards, recognising the Museum’s efforts to address pay equality in the social enterprise sector.

  • A commemoration of the centenary of Armistice
    A commemoration of the centenary of Armistice

    Auckland War Memorial Museum, the Auckland home of remembering and commemoration, will mark the end of the centenary of Armistice with a day of remembrance services and performances.

  • Auckland Museum awarded Rainbow Tick in sector first
    Auckland Museum awarded Rainbow Tick in sector first

    Auckland Museum is delighted to be the first Museum in New Zealand to have been awarded the Rainbow Tick, an external audit and quality improvement programme designed to help an organisation to be a safe, welcoming and inclusive place for people of diverse gender identity and sexual orientation.

  • Ground breaking Kingiitanga exhibition to open at Auckland Museum
    Ground breaking Kingiitanga exhibition to open at Auckland Museum

    Te Paki o Matariki: 160 Years of Kiingitanga, is a ground-breaking exhibition featuring a selection of taonga from the royal collection of Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, the present Maaori king.

  • LATE series delves deep into the conversation around ‘Are we there yet?’
    LATE series delves deep into the conversation around ‘Are we there yet?’

    Auckland War Memorial Museum continues to explore the ideas and themes sparked by the Are We There Yet? exhibition and LATE 2018 smart talks around #MeToo and a conversation with Helen Clark.

  • New appointments strengthen Auckland Museum executive team
    New appointments strengthen Auckland Museum executive team

    Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum has taken another step towards realising its ambitious Five-Year Strategy, with the appointment of two key roles to its Executive Team.

  • NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant and Residency Now Open for Applications
    NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant and Residency Now Open for Applications

    Applications are now open for a $5000 research grant and residency for writers wishing to work on a project that will utilise the resources of the Auckland Museum Library as part of the manuscript’s development.

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