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Wed 30 Sep 2026
Opening at Te Papa this summer, Game Worlds: Whakaaturanga Pureiapo | Playable Exhibition brings together over 30 of the world's most influential videogames from the 1970s to today.
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Wed 16 Sep 2026
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa has appointed Phil Edgar as Deputy Chief Executive, Collections, Knowledge, and Communities.
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Wed 19 Aug 2026
Te Papa's Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Courtney Johnston is to step down in October after six and a half years in the role.
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Thu 16 Jul 2026
They might be small, but the stories they tell can be enormous. Iti te Kupu, Nui te Kōrero | Tiny Statements: The Power of Badges brings together over 200 badges from Te Papa’s collection.
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Thu 2 Jul 2026
Ko ‘Matariki herenga waka’ te kaupapa ki Te Papa i tēnei tau, he tohu anō i te Tautoru Nui o Matariki. He pūrangiahotanga ki ngā mātauranga i kawea mai e ngā waka i honoa ai te pito ki tai ki te pito ki uta.
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Mon 22 Jun 2026
Te Papa is marking Matariki with a vibrant programme, guided by this year’s theme, Matariki herenga waka, which acknowledges the stories, traditions and mātauranga carried by waka, and the voyages that bring people together.
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Thu 21 May 2026
Ka whitu rautau. Ka kotahi rau e whā tekau ngā taonga. He toi ora, he toi tupu. Ko te pou tāne tēnei o te pātaka whakairo whakairinga kōrero ka tū ki Te Papa.
Ka uakina ko He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving he pātaka whakairinga kōrero tūnga roa ki Te Papa hei te 29 o Ākuhata, 2026. Ka takapauria atu ngā kura whakairo matawhānui i roto i te whā tekau tau koni atu, nō te taiāwhionga o Te Maori i Amerika Tōpū.
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Thu 21 May 2026
Seven centuries. 147 taonga. One living, shape-shifting artform. Māori carving is taking centre stage at Te Papa.
He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving is a major new long-term exhibition opening at Te Papa on 29 August 2026. It presents one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of whakairo (Māori carving) in more than four decades, when the historic Te Maori exhibition toured the USA.
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Thu 21 May 2026
From a 15th-century flute to a hot pink poupou panel, a major new exhibition at New Zealand’s national museum shines a spotlight on the enduring art of Māori carving.
Opening on 29 August 2026 at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving brings together 147 taonga (treasures) one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of whakairo (Māori carving) in more than four decades.
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Fri 17 Apr 2026
Breathe | Mauri Ora – an immersive journey into nature by Marshmallow Laser Feast will soon close at Te Papa on 27 April.
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Tue 31 Mar 2026
Te Papa welcomed a living piece of history today when it welcomed Torty, a Greek tortoise brought home from the First World War.
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Fri 20 Mar 2026
Iwi from around the motu will gather in Taradale, Napier this April to share experiences of Kaitiaki Taonga, Mana Taonga, Whare Taonga and discuss the future of taonga care.
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Mon 16 Mar 2026
As Te Papa Foundation marks its tenth anniversary, it has appointed two distinguished New Zealanders as ambassadors: Beatrice Faumuinā ONZM OLY and Professor Michael Bunce.
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Thu 29 Jan 2026
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