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Kiwi carrot (in a box): New Zealand’s native carrot on display

Why is a specimen of New Zealand’s indigenous carrot on display at Te Papa for the next few months? Curator of Botany Leon Perrie explains. Among the most significant plant specimens in our care are collections made in 1769-1770 from Aotearoa New Zealand by botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander.Read more

By: Leon Perrie

On: 2 Nov 2022

In: Science

Clianthus puniceus (G. Don) Banks & Solander ex Lindley; Plate 432

Constantly clearing copyright: Colour prints from the Banks’ Florilegium

Rights Manager Victoria Leachman highlights the latest items to be cleared for Collections Online: a series of beautiful, hand-coloured Banks’ Florilegium copperplate engravings. Part of the role of the rights team at Te Papa is to clear copyright in collection items so Te Papa staff can take and use images. TheRead more

By: Victoria Leachman

On: 2 Jun 2017

In: Art