1200 collection items in Te Papa’s new nature space
Report from RNZ
Te Papa has today unveiled details of its new nature zone, the biggest change to the museum since it opened 21 years ago. Read more »
Report from RNZ
Te Papa has today unveiled details of its new nature zone, the biggest change to the museum since it opened 21 years ago. Read more »
Press Release – Coastella
Giving back to the Kapiti Coast and having strong community engagement has always been a huge focus of The Coastella Music Festival, and things are no different in 2019 Read more »
Report from RNZ
The chair of Te Papa has asked not to have his contract renewed when his term ends in June. Evan Williams had been on the board of the museum for eight years, and chair for six. Read more »
Press Release – Wellington Chamber Of Commerce
Employers in the Wellington region welcome the Government’s proposals to revamp the vocational education sector so it is better able to give learners the skills businesses need, says the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Read more »
Press Release – Weta Workshop
One of the world’s leading visual effects studios, Weta Digital, and Wellington ICT Graduate School have launched a new scholarship. Designed to encourage New Zealand’s best animation and visual effects talent into the School’s Master of Design Technology programme, students will be able to fast forward their career into the burgeoning visual effects industry. Read more »
Press Release – Wellington CoHousing Hui
The CoHousing Hui is happening today at Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Architecture & Design…and we’re really excited! Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
A researcher into the history of visits to New Zealand by Russian ballet companies has been unable to identify the boy in this Wellington photo from 1939. Read more »
Press Release – CAPE
Imagine spending a month in a foreign city, dedicating your time to learning a new language, exploring business opportunities, and discovering the cultural linkages across indigenous cultures and histories. That has been the experience for 11 Māori and Pacific tertiary students and recent graduates – three of them from Wellington – who were selected as the 2019 North Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (CAPE) Māori and Kiva Business Scholars. Read more »
News from Adam Art Gallery
Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi at Victoria University of Wellington launches its 2019 programme with the exhibition Passages, featuring three artists who are internationally renowned for their work with sound. Read more »
News from Zealandia
Wellington ecosanctuary Zealandia today announced the appointment of its new Patron – former Prime Minister and Minister of Conservation Helen Clark. Read more »