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Collecting in the clouds. A surreal morning waiting for the helicopter to reappear, pick us up, and take us to the next field site in Fiordland National Park. And some of us are still botanising while we wait! 14 Feb 2020. Photo by Heidi Meudt @ Te Papa.

Photo essay: Remote field work collecting forget-me-nots in the South Island

2020-10-14
By: Heidi Meudt
On: 14 Oct 2020

Botany Researcher Heidi Meudt and Collection Manager Antony Kusabs made new collections of forget-me-nots and other plants at some stunning but remote South Island sites in Feb 2020. Take a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to do remote field work, and enjoy some of the rewards of their hard work!Read more

Carl Struthers is working on a scientific manuscript describing three new species of fish.

What’s our Natural History team up to during the Covid-19 lockdown?

2020-05-05
By: Lara Shepherd
On: 5 May 2020

Our building may be closed, but Lara Shepherd takes us through the important work that the Natural History team are doing from home. What has the team been working on in their bubbles? How is collection management continuing with no access to the collection? And what’s on the menu for our flesh-eating beetles?Read more

Looking into the habits and well-being of penguins on the tiny island of Taumaka

2018-10-09
By: Susan Waugh
On: 9 Oct 2018

Kāti Mahaki and Te Papa scientists recently teamed up for a trip to one of the jewels in the iwi’s crown – the tiny islands of Taumaka and Popotai (aka the Open Bay Islands) in remote South Westland, near Haast – as part of their research of Fiordland penguins.Read more

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