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The team on the steps of the Maungapohatu marae: Kerry, Heidi, Karen, Sarah, Willie, Atamira, Antony, Paora and Stephanie, Dec 2020.

Searching for rare forget-me-nots with North Island iwi

In December 2020, Te Papa botanists Heidi Meudt and Antony Kusabs were in the field with three North Island iwi: Tamakaimoana, Ngāti Porou, and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. Worryingly, their search for rare forget-me-nots was unsuccessful. But their collaborative mahi struck a meaningful chord.Read more

By: Heidi Meudt

On: 4 Jun 2021

In: Behind the scenes, Collections Online, Māori, Science

Myosotis petiolata var. pansa from the northern Taranaki coast, which we found and collected in Dec 2010. Photo by Heidi Meudt, copyright Te Papa.

The hunt for the smallest forget-me-not in the world

Spring is in the air, and for botanists like myself that means it’s time to head out into the field to try to find and collect plant specimens for our research. This year, like last year, I will be going to specific places around the country to look for differentRead more

By: Heidi Meudt

On: 16 Nov 2011

In: Science