Our podcast programme started in 2006 with the Egypt: Beyond the Tomb exhibition. You will find here a complete list of our previous podcasts and links to download them.
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Art After Dark - September 2008 - Rita in Writing
Friday 21 November 2008
Join Jill Trevelyan, author of Rita Angus: An artist’s life and co-curator of the exhibition, Philip Norman, Montana Award winning biographer of Douglas Lilburn, and Gordon Ogilvie, writer of the acclaimed Denis Glover: his life, in a discussion chaired by Lydia Wevers.
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Rita Angus Symposium - Rita and Theo: background to a portrait - Emeritus Professor Michael Dunn
Friday 21 November 2008
This presentation looks into the relationship between Rita Angus and Theo Schoon, focusing especially on the portrait of Theo Schoon that Rita Angus painted in the 1940s.
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Rita Angus Symposium - Angus and modernism - Wystan Curnow
Friday 21 November 2008
In the 1960s, the destiny of modern art in New Zealand art appeared to rest with McCahon, Woollaston and Angus. This paper re-examines that view from the perspective of the present.
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Rita Angus Symposium - Introduction - Jonathan Mane-Wheoki and Lydia Wevers
Friday 21 November 2008
Te Papa, in association with the Friends of Te Papa, presented a one-day symposium on 13 September 2008, in association with the Rita Angus: Life & Vision exhibition.
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Science Express - November 2008 - Why Critical Thinking is Critical to Your Health and Happiness - Vicki Hyde
Tuesday 18 November 2008
Vicki Hyde, New Zealand’s keenest con-spotter, explains how critical thinking can protect your mind, body, and wallet from dodgy products, email scams, and psychic ‘exploitainment’ programmes.
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Science Express - October 2008 – A New Edge to New Zealand? - Gerard van Bohemen and Dr Bryan Davy
Friday 24 October 2008
Where does New Zealand’s official boundary end? Two years ago New Zealand took the results of a 10-year research study to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in a bid to determine our extended continental shelf (ECS). The word is now out.
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Science Express - September 2008 - Youth Crime, a hot election issue - Dr Fiona Beals
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Dr Fiona Beals, an Education Studies lecturer at Victoria University, discusses how youth crime is represented by government, the media, and academics.
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Science Express - August 2008 - Functional foods - Dr Roger Lentle
Tuesday 12 August 2008
‘Functional foods’ are foods with added nutritional benefit. But do we need them? Dr Roger Lentle, Associate Professor in Clinical Nutrition at Massey University, discusses the issues.
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Science Express - July 2008 - Hard-plastic bottles – Are they harming our health? - Ian Shaw
Wednesday 09 July 2008
Reusing plastic bottles can cause chemicals to leach into food and drink. Is this harmful and what are the safe alternatives? Explore the research with Professor Ian Shaw.
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Science Express - June 2008 - Energy solutions to halt global warming - Ralph Sims
Wednesday 09 July 2008
Ralph Sims, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Massey University, discusses New Zealand’s role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Science Express - May 2008 - Colossal squid - Steve O'Shea
Friday 2 May 2008
World-renowned marine biologist Dr Steve O'Shea discusses the findings from the examination of the colossal squid.
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Whales | Tohorā - Rawiri Paratene, advocate for whales
Friday 18 April 2008
Listen to Rawiri talk about being a trustee for SPWRC, and his first encounter with a whale “eye to eye”, in an interview recorded during the South Pacific Whales Research Group Consortium meeting last February.
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Science Express - April 2008 - The World of whales - What lies beneath?
Monday 7 April 2008
What do we really know about whales? Te Papa’s Collection Manager, Marine Mammals, Anton van Helden, takes an in-depth look at current whale research.
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Science Express - March 2008 - Exposing Art Forgery
Friday 28 March 2008
From ‘paintergate' to the Mona Lisa, there is a long history of art works created and falsely attributed to another artist to gain a higher sale price. What scientific advances are helping to identify fakes, and what does a gallery do if they find a fake in their collection? Dr Christine Prior (GNS Science) and Denis Dutton (University of Canterbury) discuss the issues.
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Whales | Tohorā - Interview of Viliamo Iese
Wednesday 26 March 2008
Viliamo Iese talks about whale research and cultural attitudes to whales in Tuvalu, in an interview made during the South Pacific Whales Research Group Consortium meeting last February.
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Whales | Tohorā - Interview of Michael Poole of the SPWRC
Friday 14 March 2008
Opening our series of podcasts about whales, Michael Poole of the South Pacific Whales Research Consortium tells us about his whale research on the island of Mo'orea, Tahiti.
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Scotia's Hardy Sons
Monday 3 March 2008
Scotia's Hardy Sons performed their new and traditional Scottish music at Te Papa on the 17 January 2008. They then answered a few of our questions.
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Science Express - November 2007 - Storm in a Milk Bottle: A1 versus A2 Milk with Keith Woodford.
Thu, 06 Dec 2007
Keith Woodford from Lincoln University presents research about A1 and A2 milk and discusses if they can be harmful.
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Science Express - October 2007 - In Search of Ancient New Zealand with Hamish Campbell and George Gibbs.
Thu, 06 Dec 2007
Geologist Dr Hamish Campbell and entomologist Dr George Gibbs debate the conflicting theories of New Zealand's origins.
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The Scots - Episode Three: Donald McNaughton Stuart of Knox Church, Dunedin
Fri, 28 Sep 2007
Sean Brosnahan talks about Dr Donald McNaughton Stuart (1819?-94), a much-loved Presbyterian minister of Knox Church in Dunedin.
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The Scots - Episode Two: Glengarry, the Highland Chief
Fri, 28 Sep 2007
Sean Brosnahan talks about the story behind the Highland chief, Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell, 17th Chief of Glengarry (1834-62), the last of his line who is buried in Dunedin's southern cemetery.
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Science Express – September 2007 – Globalisation with Dr Gael Lagadec.
Wed, 12 Sep 2007
Dr Gael Lagadec from the Uiversity of New Caledonia discuss the issues around Globalisation.
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The Scots, Episode One: The Otago Settlers Museum
Fri, 28 Sep 2007
Sean Brosnahan discusses the Scottish roots of their collection and early settler John Buchanan (1804?-80) and his warm and welcoming family.
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Science Express - June 2007- Justice - a basic human need? With Tony Taylor
Wed, 29 Aug 2007
Emeritus Professor Tony Taylor discusses whether laws and justice are required in any society to ensure that basic human needs are met, but is justice itself a basic human need?
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Science Express - May 2007 - The Scientific Origins of God with Lloyd Geering.
Wed, 29 Aug 2007
Lloyd Geering discusses the relationship between God and science.
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El Armarna: City of the Sun
Mon, 19 Mar 2007
In this podcast we explore the history behind the site of El Armana and the significance the Pharoah Ahkenaten had on Egyptian society during his time as ruler.
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Ancient Egyptian Myth
Fri, 2 Feb 2007
Learn about ancient egyptian myth and the Legend of Osiris
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The display of human remains at Te Papa
Mon, 1 Jan 2007
Dr Seddon Bennington and Te Taru White, Chief Executive and Kaihautu of Te Papa discuss some of the issues surrounding the display of mummies and other human remains in museums.
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The Egyptian Collection at Te Papa
Sat, 9 Dec 2006
Ross O'Rourke discusses Te Papa's Egyptian collection and what you will find in our latest exibition Egypt: Beyond the tomb.
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