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Puanga, the Aotearoa New Year, is a time to remember the past and look to the future.

National museum will reopen on Tuesday after becoming a location of interest last week.

Nine hundred people were due to attend tonight's Sport and Recreation Awards at TSB Arena.

NZ's national museum spends around $3m a year on new works - but what are the top 5?

The show was a Covid casualty, and the postponed exhibition is finally set to open.

After almost 250 years abroad, this cherished feather garment is back at home.

PM Jacinda Ardern has announced more than $70 million for the arts sector, including a bailout package to keep national museum Te Papa afloat.

How to spot a kiwi in the wild (when you're a Kiwi in captivity).

Passengers on a cruise ship visited the museum before three were diagnosed with Covid-19.

Tracing potential Coronavirus contacts not possible with thousands of visitors every day.

Peter Snell's iconic 1960 blazer attracted little to no interest from NZ museums.

Te Mata o Hoturoa is one of the most prized and iconic taonga in the Whanganui Museum.

Special edition of the Herald becomes part of the permanent Te Papa collection

Kathleen Drumm - from Toronto International Film Festival to Whangārei's Hundertwasser.

Te Papa stores items at three places in Wellington to reduce risk of loss from fire.

The animal reportedly weighed 300kg.

China's ambassador and the Prime Minister took to the podium in different parts of town.

Men change nappies too, says Chris Hipkins.

NZ museums' chiefs and boards should listen to scientists.

Te Papa is seeking advice from experts on its natural history collections care.

A renowned scientist has complained to the PM over Te Papa's proposed restructure.

The Mastectotee was designed to resemble a mastectomy scar and initiate conversation.

The Land Wars had a greater impact on NZ than any of the campaigns we commemorate

January is difficult for people with a drinking problem, so they're teaming up for support

If you're in Wellington this summer, there are plenty of fun exhibitions at Te Papa.

Ezel Kokcu has founded two successful ICT companies with a third set to launch next month.

Te Papa will reopen at 10am tomorrow after sprinklers went off on Wednesday evening, closing the museum for two days.

Sprinklers were activated in the museum's ground floor and first floor foyers on Wednesday night despite there being no fire.

Thousands of heads, skulls, skeletons and bones of indigenous Maori and Moriori were taken from New Zealand by European and American anthropologists.