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Whales welcomed in Washington DC
Te Papa’s Whales Tohorā exhibition opened at the National Geographic Museum on 15 October with a traditional Māori dawn ceremony that blew Washington away! This was the same day Chile announced that...
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More on Whales in Washington DC
Derek Lardelli, ta moko artist, is from Whangara on the East Coast of New Zealand. He was in Washington DC for the opening of Whales|Tohorā. Listen to his interview with Kim Hill on Saturday 18 October...
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Colossal squid in 3D movie
Today the Exhibition team got our first taste of what our 3D Colossal Squid movie is going to look like. The exhibition opens in December and it will include Te Papa’s first 3D movie! The production...
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I heart the blue whale heart
Move over big squid – there’s competition at Te Papa for the most popular exhibit these holidays ! You love the blue whale heart in NatureSpace, including crawling into it, stuffing things inside it...
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Psst – Killer whales in Wellington harbour today (11 Dec)
There are Killer whales in Wellington harbour today. Last I heard they were below Khandallah heading for Petone, about 30 metres off-shore. I asked Anton Van Helden, our Collection manager of Marine...
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Killer whales again today, Owhiro Bay
There were killer whales (orca) hanging around Wellington harbour yesterday – as reported by Anton van Helden, Te Papa’s marine mammal specialist. More killer whales were seen this morning, though I’d...
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More on Friday’s Killer whales in Wellington Harbour
Here’s proof that there were indeed Orca’s or Killer Whales in Wellington Harbour on Friday. Proof too of what a small, interconnected world we live in! This photo was sent to us by Jochen Flöthe from...
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Tū Hononga the sperm whale’s Canadian adventure
We have been touring our Whales Tohorā exhibition internationally since October 2008, taking our unique whale stories to the world. It opens at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa on 2 March, and...
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World’s rarest whale revealed to the world.
Even in this well-informed age it’s surprising how much we still don’t know about the natural world – especially the oceans! All whales must come to the surface to breathe, despite this the...
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Whales: Giants of the Deep exhibition centre stage in New York
Te Papa’s Whales exhibition is about to open at one of the world’s most prestigious venues, the American Museum of Natural History, in New York. The exhibition has been touring the world since 2008 and...
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