Te Papa Press 

Te Papa Press is New Zealand’s first dedicated museum publisher.
Founded in 1997, Te Papa Press publishes a wide range of non-fiction trade titles. 

These include books based on Te Papa’s collections and exhibitions,  scholarly research, richly illustrated  contemporary and historical art books and award-winning popular books representing New Zealand’s unique national identity.

All Te Papa Press titles are available online from Te Papa Store and from all good bookstores throughout New Zealand. Download the latest Te Papa Press catalogue 20112-2013 (3 MB pdf).

New titles

  • Tangata o le Moana: New Zealand and the People of the Pacific

    Discover a millennium of exploration, encounter, and cultural exchange in this beautifully illustrated history of Pacific peoples in New Zealand.

  • Matariki Calendar 2012–2013

    Matariki Maramataka celebrates Matariki, the ‘Māori New Year’ – a festival unique to New Zealand. Each month features beautiful images and proverbs that reflect on Māori principles of living in balance with the natural world.

  • High Country New Zealand: the Land, the People, the Seasons

    Majestically beautiful, remote and rugged, the High Country of New Zealand is central to the country’s history and identity. This visually stunning new book documents and celebrates the land, its people and their way of life through the changing seasons

  • Buller’s Birds  of New Zealand: the complete works of JG Keulemans

    A complete, all-new edition of the classic 19th century ornithological paintings of John Gerrard Keulemans for Walter Buller’s iconic A History of the Birds of New Zealand, featuring fresh reproductions of the original watercolour paintings.

  • Whatu Kākahu: Māori Cloaks

    This sumptuous book opens Te Papa’s storeroom doors to reveal its magnificent collection of kākahu (cloaks), and the art and traditions of weaving.

  • New Zealand Film: An Illustrated History

    The first comprehensive, illustrated, and locally authored New Zealand film history, celebrating over 100 years of our film industry.



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