Mountains
to Sea
The unique variety of New Zealand’s plants and animals.
New Zealand’s diverse range of plants and animals
and their living places – in its mountains, fresh waters, and forests,
on its coasts, and in the surrounding seas.
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Signs
of a Nation
Ngā Tohu Kotahitanga
The Treaty of Waitangi – New Zealand’s founding document
An exploration of the Treaty signed in 1840 between the
British Crown and Maori – its history and place in New Zealand today.
Stand-alone
Exhibits
Prized items from Te Papa’s collections
Outstanding individual exhibits, displayed on their own
outside the exhibitions, that show unique or unusual aspects of New Zealand’s
identity and history.
Past community exhibitions
Te Papa's Community Gallery celebrates the many communities that make up New Zealand today.
On
the Sheep’s Back
A loving look at wool
An entertaining take on the history and culture of New
Zealand’s sheepfarming, shearing, and wool industry.
Parade
Is it art? You decide!
A fascinating and
provocative exhibition of New Zealand art and visual culture.
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Bush
City
The exhibition growing in the heart of Wellington
A taste of New Zealand’s diverse natural environment
through a living outdoor display of forest and other plants set in typical
landforms.
Passports
Our people came this way
The remarkable and moving stories of the people who have
come to live in New Zealand over the last 200 years.
Awesome
Forces
How the forces of nature shape New Zealand
The story of New Zealand’s dramatic landscape and
the part that earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the weather play in its
shaping.
Mana
Pasifika
Standing
proud in our cultures
A celebration of Pacific people and their cultures both in the Pacific Islands
and New Zealand.
Made
in New Zealand
Ko au te whenua, te whenua ko au
Stories of art and identity
How New Zealand has developed its distinctive visual
and material culture.
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Blood, Earth, Fire Whāngai, Whenua, Ahi Kā The transformation of Aotearoa New Zealand From forests and wetlands to farms and settlements, see the fascinating and dramatic impact of humans on the land. |
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Tangata o le Moana The story of Pacific people in New Zealand From Kupe to King Kapisi and bro'Town, Pacific people are putting Pacific cultures - and New Zealand - on the map. Explore their stories past and present, from the battlefield to the sports field and beyond. |