Events in week starting Friday 15 February 2013

Experience the excitement of Te Papa’s premier summer exhibition with an evening of tempting food and drink specials, and irresistible activities. This exclusive experience is limited to 80 guests and is restricted to adults aged 18 or older.

Celebrate the Year of the Water Snake with an action-packed day of performances and activities. Learn how to make Chinese dumplings, marvel at stars of Chinese opera, take part in a Chinese painting workshop, and enjoy the Chinese dragon dance.

For centuries, Kiwi kids have had tons of fun with this twirling Māori toy!

Professor Jean Clottes, renowned French archaeologist and cave art expert, discusses the paintings in Chauvet Cave, France. A screening of Werner Herzog’s Cave of the Forgotten Dreams rounds off the afternoon.

For centuries, Kiwi kids have had tons of fun with this twirling Māori toy!

As we grow older, we tend to develop rigid thinking patterns. Successful decision-making, however, depends on the ability to think fluidly. Explore the origin of fluid thinking styles and explore how to apply them effectively in different situations.

How can governments make the best use of evidence when they’re developing policy? Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, explores the use and misuse of science in policy formation.

The creators of Shatter and Chopper 2 tell the story of these games’ development and explore the impact that the New Zealand video-gaming industry has had locally and internationally.

The Air Force Museum has been working with heritage and cultural organisations since February 2011. It has assisted with the salvage and interim storage of significant local collections that were damaged and/or displaced by the Canterbury earthquakes.