2013 News and media releases

Football fever catches on at Te Papa

19 November 2013 - Te Papa is giving football fans in Wellington the chance to immerse themselves in the perilous past of New Zealand's fierce Mexican opponents.

Rare and precious Aztec objects on show in New Zealand for the first time

30 September 2013 - An exhibition telling the glorious, dramatic and ultimately tragic story of the Aztec empire, opens at Te Papa this weekend.

National centre for collections, learning and touring proposed for Auckland

11 September 2013 - Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson and Auckland Mayor Len Brown today announced an agreement to investigate in association with Te Papa the development of a national centre for cultural collections, exhibitions, education and touring to be situated in Manukau, Auckland.

Te Papa’s Board takes action to protect national collections

28 August 2013 - The Board of Te Papa has prioritised the need to reduce seismic risk to the National Collections by seeking an additional location to house some of the collections.

The ‘evolution’ of WOW goes on show at Te Papa

26 August 2013 - An exhibition exploring the 25 year evolution of the World of WearableArt™ goes on show at Te Papa from Saturday 24 August.

Te Papa appoints Arapata Hakiwai to Kaihautū role

23 August 2013 - The Chairman of the Board of Te Papa, Evan Williams, has today announced the appointment of Mr Arapata Hakiwai to the role of Kaihautū.

DNA analysis of a horseracing legend

27 June 2013 - A new chapter in the story of Phar Lap is about to be added by the University of Sydney as it leads an attempt to sequence the famous horse’s DNA.

Māori feather cloak (Kahu huruhuru) welcomed at Te Papa

23 April 2013 - Te Papa’s Chief Executive Michael Houlihan has paid tribute to the New Zealand China Friendship Society for their role in the temporary return of a Māori feather cloak gifted to Chairman Mao Zedong.

Whales: Giants of the Deep exhibition centre stage in New York

22 March 2013 - Te Papa’s Whales exhibition is about to open at one of the world’s most prestigious venues, the American Museum of Natural History, in New York.