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EventsNgā kaupapa motuhake

Our exciting programme of ngā kaupapa motuhake runs all year. Watch song and dance performances, join in with kids activities and cultural days, hear from our experts, and much more.

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  • An image of an orange-red table with tea and teapots along with three-tierd plates with small cakes.

    Eat Your Art Out

    A high tea to delight your eyes and taste buds.  

    From 28 June, daily sessions at 10:30am, 11:00am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm. 

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Illustration of a desk with colourful swirly images 'growing' off it.

    Writers on Mondays series

    The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.

    From Mon 7 July

  • Two people sitting in green bushes. the person on the right has a speckled hen pecking at the ground next to them.

    Writers on Mondays – Writing off the Map: Anna Jackson and Rachel O'Neill

    The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.

    Two adventurous writers discuss their genre-defying works that blend poetry, essays, music, and queer joy in uncharted literary territory.

    Mon 25 Aug 2025, 12.15–1.15pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • A large house is set back from a lake on a large property.

    Te Papa Foundation Digital Auction

    The online edition of Te Papa Foundation’s annual fundraising event, this year’s auction is our biggest yet. From vintage underwater cameras to artworks and after-hours dinner parties, there’s something for everyone. 

    10.00am 28 Aug to 8.04pm 10 Sep

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • An adult has a child on their knee and is helping the child colour in a piece of clay.

    Tamariki Time: Toi Art

    A free interactive drop-in session for tamariki (children) aged 5 and under. This month, explore the new exhibitions in Toi Art.  

    Fri 29 Aug 2025, 10.00am–12.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • An illustration of two pairs of hands making shapes with string. There are other examples of shapes made with string placed around it.

    Toi Art Saturdays: String Games

    Discover something new in Toi Art each month — talks, performances, and activities for all ages inspired by the exhibitions on show. 

    Sat 30 Aug 2025, 10.00am to 1.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • A group of people are standing in the botany collection store at Te Papa and looking at a desk with images of plants on them.

    Conservation Week: Behind the scenes with botany tours

    Join us at Te Papa for Conservation Week – Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa and go behind the scenes to view our Botany Collections. 

    Tue 2 Sep 2025, 11.30am–12.30pm

    Thu 4 Sep 2025, 3.30pm–4.30pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Twelve pottles of small plants with white labels sticking out of them on a potting tray,

    Conservation Week: Saving our native orchids

    Celebrate conservation week by learning about Aotearoa New Zealand’s most threatened and uncommon orchids, and meet the scientists working to save them from extinction. 

    Sat 6 Sep 2025, 10.00am–12.30pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • A large group of people at a party in a large foyer with a round window at the back.

    Te Papa Foundation Gala

    Every year, Te Papa needs to raise $38+ million over and above its core funding. The Te Papa Foundation Gala brings together Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading supporters of arts and culture for a black-tie fundraising evening in the heart of our much-loved national museum.

    Sat 6 Sep 2025, 6.30pm to 11.30pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Two head and shoulders photos of two men. One black man with no hair in a tshirt against a cream wall, and one white man with a beard in a cap and glasses against a wall with postcards on it.

    Writers on Mondays – The Satire We Deserve: Brannavan Gnanalingam and Duncan Sarkies

    The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.

    Two satirical novelists diagnose life in Aotearoa through hilarious and dangerous fiction that prods our political and social wounds.

    Mon 8 Sep 2025, 12.15–1.15pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Five people sitting around a fire pit beside a stained-glass window.

    After Dark: Ka tangi te pīpīwharauroa

    Huia mai ki tēnei pō koukou ā-kātua anake. E kai i ngā ngongo waiata, ngā awheawhe, ngā whakaari, me te hoko waipiro – i te hūhi o te whare, o te pō.

    Join us for a free, adults–only, late-night event. Enjoy live music, workshops, performances, and a cash bar – all in the museum after dark.

    Fri 12 Sep 2025, 7.00pm–11.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Two people are looking at artwork hung on a black wall.

    Ringa Toi: Te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa me Ngā Whakaari Toi a Kiwa 

    He whakaaturanga ā-tau o ētahi ākonga kura tuarua e aronui ana ki te Toi Māori me Ngā Toi a Kiwa kei taumata Tiketike.

    An annual showcase of artwork by secondary school students with a focus on Toi Māori and Pacific Arts at Excellence level. 

    15 to 28 Sep, 10.00am–6.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Four women in traditional dance costume are posing together and smiling at the camera.

    Performance: Puku Rangi Tea from Rapa Nui

    Join us for a cultural demonstration from Rapa Nui Easter Island, one of the most isolated locations in the heart of the Pacific Ocean.

    Thu 18 Sep 2025, 1.00pm–1.45pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake