City Nature Challenge: iNaturalist ID clinic

Work together with Te Papa natural history curators on iNaturalist.

When | Āhea

Wed 30 Apr 2025, 5.30pm–7.30pm

Where | Ki hea

169 Tory Street

Cost | Te utu

Free

iNatrualist brings together millions of observations of species. So, bring your e-device and your iNaturalist login to add your observations to the database.

Booking required.

Photo over the shoulder of a blonde child looking at a drawer containing 7 stick insects.

Julie Kasper looking at the Hudson Collection, 2018. Photograph by Rachael Hockridge, Te Papa

Photo of family examining fish specimens in 3 glass jars in the Wellington foyer. A book is in the foreground, the child and 2 adults are out of focus in the background.

Tamariki Time: Kuku ika, kuku wehiwehi

A free interactive drop-in session for tamariki aged 5 and under.

Fri 2 May 2025, 10.00am–12 noon

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

People in high-vis vests standing on the steps of the lagoon in Wellington Harbour. There is also someone in a kayak.

City Nature Challenge: Harbour Clean Up with Ghost Diving NZ

Join Te Papa in seeing what critters the Ghost Diving crew find when cleaning up the Wellington waterfront.

Sat 26 Apr 2025, 10.00am–1.00pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

An illustration of three children enjoy different activities: one reads a book, one uses a smartphone, and another plays the porotiti (a small disc with a cord through the centre).

School Holiday Kids’ Activities

Jump into the fun at Te Papa these school holidays with our activities. These whānau-friendly events are for children and teens.

Sat 12 Apr to Sun 27 Apr