Te Taiao | Nature
You’re the explorer in our Te Taiao | Nature exhibition zone. Celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique natural environment – and get ready for our future as kaitiaki.
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Permanent exhibition
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Mobile guide: The Path of MāuiAratohu kawekawe: Te Huanui a Māui
Explore Te Taiao | Nature in a new way with an interactive mobile guide. Take on challenges with Māui, the adventurer, innovator, and shapeshifter. (He’s a bit cheeky, too – don’t take it personally.)
Uncover fresh stories and become a kaitiaki of nature with the immersive guide Te Huanui a Māui | The Path of Māui. Journey with legendary explorer Māui through the Te Taiao | Nature zone, take on fun challenges, and search for the unique animals and plants of Aotearoa New Zealand. (Waving your arms around is entirely optional.)
As you explore, you’ll discover how to be a kaitiaki taiao, armed with the mātauranga to do it.
Download the free PickPath app on your device when you arrive. Te Papa’s WiFi is free too.
Download Te Huanui a Māui | The Path of Māui app at the entrance to Te Taiao | Nature. Photo by Jane Harris. Te Papa
This pop-up guide was developed by PickPath. Only available in English.
Transcripts included.
Māui is waving to you. Will you follow him?
Visitor responses to Te Huanui a Māui
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