http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz Our place, our voices Thu, 23 May 2013 08:02:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/22/particular-rooms-particular-moments-a-journey-to-the-venice-biennale/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/22/particular-rooms-particular-moments-a-journey-to-the-venice-biennale/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 03:28:31 +0000 hmlloydblog http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21770 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/22/particular-rooms-particular-moments-a-journey-to-the-venice-biennale/feed/ 0 hmlloydblog Rialto Bridge, Venice. Photographer: Helen Lloyd (c) Helen Lloyd http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/17/whats-going-on-behind-the-scenes-an-update/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/17/whats-going-on-behind-the-scenes-an-update/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:58:42 +0000 Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21758 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/17/whats-going-on-behind-the-scenes-an-update/feed/ 2 Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/17/remembering-mele-saiatua-lavulo-1916-2013-a-leader-in-the-tongan-community/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/17/remembering-mele-saiatua-lavulo-1916-2013-a-leader-in-the-tongan-community/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:25:29 +0000 seanjmallon http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21745 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/17/remembering-mele-saiatua-lavulo-1916-2013-a-leader-in-the-tongan-community/feed/ 0 seanjmallon Oral histories in the exhibition Tangata o le Moana: the story of Pacific people in New Zealand Tangata o le Moana Living portraits http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/16/solander-kingdom-of-the-birds/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/16/solander-kingdom-of-the-birds/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 02:45:17 +0000 Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21723 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/16/solander-kingdom-of-the-birds/feed/ 0 Te Papa Approaching Solander, accessible only with permit and as weather permits. Photo credit: Michael Hall © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa econd campsite in the colony. Photo credit: Michael Hall © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Buller's albatross chick. Photo credit: Michael Hall © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Albatross in flight. Photo credit: Michael Hall © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Close up Buller's albatross, or mollymawk. Photo credit: Michael Hall © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Attaching logger to bird. Photo credit: Michael Hall © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Albatross at home on rough seas. Photo credit: Michael Hall © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Signpost, McCrackens Rest, 'Solander Island 72km'. Photo credit: Michael Hall © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/14/kia-ora-from-northern-germany/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/14/kia-ora-from-northern-germany/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:51:52 +0000 Heidi Meudt http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21634 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/14/kia-ora-from-northern-germany/feed/ 2 heidimeudt Getting on our bicycles at Pferdemarkt, Oldenburg, Germany, Sept 2012. Photo by Mauricio López. My trusty bicycle at the start of Drögen-Hasen-Weg, about 1 km from the University of Oldenburg, May 2013. Note also the beautiful spring flowers! Photo by Heidi Meudt. My colleagues tell me that "Drögen-Hasen-Weg" means "Dry Feet Way" in Plattdüütsch, the local dialect of German still spoken in this area. In earlier times, this road was a way for the locals to get around without having to cross any waterways. Photo by Heidi Meudt. Sessile oak trees (Quercus petraea) along the Drögen-Hasen-Weg Eichenallee, Oldenburg, Germany. Here they are just beginning to show their new green spring leaves, May 2013. Photo by Heidi Meudt. A fellow commuter along the Drögen-Hasen-Weg Eichenallee, Oldenburg, Germany, May 2013. Photo by Heidi Meudt. After cycling through the beautiful tunnel of oak trees (did I mention I get to do this every day?), I arrive at the science campus of the University of Oldenburg, and turn right at this sign to get to my office. Photo by Heidi Meudt. Here I am with Eike Mayland-Quellhorst, grinding up some Veronica leaf tissue in liquid nitrogen for RNA extractions in the lab, May 2013. Photo by Silvia Kempen. Once the tissue has been ground to a fine powder, it is poured with the liquid nitrogen into a small tube. Photo by Silvia Kempen. Here I am extracting the RNA of the ground leaf tissue at the clean bench in the lab. Photo by Simon Pfanzelt. Getting everything ready in the flow cytometry lab to measure the genome size of three samples, May 2013. Photo by Silvia Kempen. Chopping up the leaves from the first sample with a razor blade in preparation for flow cytometry, May 2013. Photo by Silvia Kempen. Watching Silvia calibrate the flow cytometer, which is the small machine to the right of the computer. Once the machine is calibrated, it is ready to measure the genome size of our prepared samples, May 2013. Photo by Eike Mayland-Quellhorst. Collecting Veronica plants in Mallorca, Spain, with local botanist and PhD student Jaume Seguí Colomar. Photo by Mauricio López. Photo of Dirk Albach's working group, outside our office and lab space at the Universtiy of Oldenburg, May 2013. Standing, left to right, Heidi Meudt, Eike Mayland-Quellhorst, Vera Mageney, Niklas Buhk, Katarzyna Palinska, Thomas Schmidt, Jane Looschen, Jennifer Nolzen, Lillian-Lee Müller, Imke Notholt, Simon Pfanzelt, Ute Friedrichs, Maria Brandes, Lena Koehler. In front, Bernhard von Hagen and Dirk Albach. Photo by Gerhard Zotz. At the Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea) along the North Sea coast in Germany in May 2013. From left to right Petr Kosachev, Eike Mayland-Quellhorst, Dirk Albach, Carolina García, Simon Pfanzelt. Photo by Heidi Meudt. Here I am on our Grünkohlfahrt ("kale walk") taking my turn at the northern German sport called "Boßeln", which is essentially outdoor road bowling! Feb 2013. Photo by Silvia Kempen. Our traditional northern German dinner after the "kale walk", including two types of German sausages (Pinkel and Kochwurs), potatoes, and (of course!) kale! Feb 2013. Photo by Silvia Kempen. Dirk Albach and his son Felix, Veronika Meduna, and Heidi Meudt in the University of Oldenburg glasshouses during our interview. There is one Veronica plant in a pot in front of us, and several kale plants behind us. April 2013. Photo copyright Veronika Meduna, Radio NZ National. A big thank you to my whanau for supporting and accompanying me in this adventure. Here they are in the Schlossgarten (Palace Garden) in the winter snow! The main church of Oldenburg, Lambertikirche, is in the background. Jan 2013. Photo by Heidi Meudt. http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/14/whats-going-on-behind-the-scenes/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/14/whats-going-on-behind-the-scenes/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 03:03:50 +0000 Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21711 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/14/whats-going-on-behind-the-scenes/feed/ 7 Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/11/how-to-dna-sex-birds-2/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/11/how-to-dna-sex-birds-2/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 02:13:43 +0000 Lara Shepherd http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21690 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/11/how-to-dna-sex-birds-2/feed/ 0 shepherdlara Sex chromosomes in birds and mammals. Prion sex assignment based on the CHD region. Females have two DNA bands – the top band is from the W chromosome and the lower band is from the Z chromosome. Males just have the single Z chromosome band. The lane on the far left with multiple bands contains a size standard with bands of DNA of known size. Photo credit Lara Shepherd http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/07/news-from-loans-angels-aristocrats-at-auckland-art-gallery/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/07/news-from-loans-angels-aristocrats-at-auckland-art-gallery/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 05:32:36 +0000 Jo Torr http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21628 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/05/07/news-from-loans-angels-aristocrats-at-auckland-art-gallery/feed/ 0 jotorr http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/04/30/april-1913-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/04/30/april-1913-this-month-last-century/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:34:46 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21603 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/04/30/april-1913-this-month-last-century/feed/ 0 kirstieross Model of the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand, 1955 - 1959, New Zealand. T. Devitt. Gift of the Wellington Marine Model Club, 1959. Te Papa. HMS New Zealand in a terrific gale, 1910s. Maker unknown. Te Papa Medal commemorating the visit of H.M.S. New Zealand, 1913. New Zealand. William Rose Bock, Te Papa Presentation casket, circa 1919, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Purchased 2012. Te Papa. http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/04/30/a-tribute-to-font-designerjoseph-churchward-1933-2013/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/04/30/a-tribute-to-font-designerjoseph-churchward-1933-2013/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:35:10 +0000 Safua Akeli http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21581 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/04/30/a-tribute-to-font-designerjoseph-churchward-1933-2013/feed/ 1 safuaakeli 0019-joseph churchward