3rd December 2025 Te PapaChristina Barton and Jamie Tuuta have been appointed to the Te Papa arts, culture and heritage board.
13th October 2025 Te PapaThe national museum, which employs more than 600 staff, has seen its budget deficits accumulate to nearly $40m over three years.
1st September 2025 Te PapaTe Papa Foundation has unveiled the most extensive fundraising auction in its history, including high tea with Sir Ashley Bloomfield, vintage Colossal Squid masks and quirky museum treasures.
15th August 2025 Govt / Te PapaTe Papa says construction will begin later this year on its new $155.4m Biodiversity Research Centre in Trentham, with completion expected by 2028.
4th August 2025 Te PapaHosts and tour guides at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa have a bright new uniform after 17 years.
23rd April 2025 Museums / Te PapaNumbers may be down at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa but its head of marketing and communications Kate Camp says a new exhibition and reopened galleries are expected to boost visitors.
30th January 2025 Te PapaBut the attraction tells the Ticker it is tracking at the lower end of its full year estimate for the new $35 charge.
6th December 2024 Te PapaTe Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand has launched a new exhibition with the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake.
19th September 2024 Museums / Te PapaCEO Courtney Johnston wants the cultural attraction to reconnect with the wider tourism sector.
17th September 2024 Museums / Te PapaTe Papa has started charging international visitors $35 for access from today.
16th August 2024 Museums / Te PapaThe new fee starting next month is expected to raise between $5m and $10m in its first year.
4th July 2023 Te PapaTe Papa has secured hosting rights as the only New Zealand venue to showcase a new dinosaur exhibition from The Paleontological Museum Egidio Feruglio.