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Two people kneel with an assortment of equipment – bags, camera, notebooks – used for field work

Gear necessities: what our botanists take on their field trips

Ever wondered what curators take with them when they go out on the field (or in the mountains, or down in the depths of the oceans)? Let’s begin with botanists Lara Shepherd and Leon Perrie.Read more

By: Lara Shepherd and Leon Perrie

On: 20 Feb 2024

In: Behind the scenes, Science

What’s it like to be on a subantarctic expedition?

The eleven researchers and crew on the Strannik 2023 Auckland Island Expedition journeyed to the Auckland Islands in January 2023 to undertake botanical field work over four weeks on the main Auckland Island. For Te Papa Botany Curator Heidi Meudt, this was her first ship-based field expedition, so many thingsRead more

By: Heidi Meudt

On: 5 Feb 2024

In: Behind the scenes, Science

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