Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Open every day 10am-6pm
(except Christmas Day)
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Te Papa co-leaders Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Courtney Johnston and Kaihautū | Māori Co-leader Dr Arapata Hakiwai have said today that the museum’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi display will be renewed.
Press release He pānui pāpāho
Sat 1 Jul 2023
Te Papa will be the only New Zealand venue for Dinosaurs of Patagonia – a blockbuster exhibition of recently-discovered dinosaur species featuring one of the biggest creatures ever to walk the planet: the 37-metre-long Patagotitan mayorum.
Press release He pānui pāpāho
Fri 9 Jun 2023
The remains of 95 Māori and Moriori ancestors along with 6 Toi moko (Māori mummified tattooed heads), and taonga Māori are being repatriated from seven institutions across Germany.
Press release He pānui pāpāho
Fri 2 Jun 2023
The remains of 95 Māori and Moriori ancestors along with 6 Toi moko (Māori mummified tattooed heads), and taonga Māori are being repatriated from seven institutions across Germany.
Press release He pānui pāpāho
Fri 2 Jun 2023
As the Mānawatia a Matariki exhibition opens, Te Papa is sharing nationwide research and visitor insights that show how New Zealanders are embracing the indigenous New Year.
Press release He pānui pāpāho
Thu 18 May 2023
Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles, slaters and other crustaceans are the stars of a new mini exhibition presented by NIWA and Te Papa.
Press release He pānui pāpāho
Mon 13 Feb 2023
On Tuesday 14 February, Te Papa celebrates 25 years since opening with a new Rautaki | Strategy to take it forward into the future.
Press release He pānui pāpāho
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Tama Waipara and David Wilks have been appointed to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage announced.
Press release He pānui pāpāho
