
Flora: Celebrating Our Botanical World
The magnificent plant world of Aotearoa New Zealand in art and object.
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Open every day 10am-6pm
(except Christmas Day)
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Dr Rachel Yates is a former Curator Pacific Cultures at Te Papa, where she worked closely with Pacific maker communities. She now works as a historian for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. She has contributed to several publications with Te Papa Press, including Flora (2023) and Tatau: A history of Samoan tattooing (2018).
Rachel Yates
The magnificent plant world of Aotearoa New Zealand in art and object.
A beautifully designed and richly illustrated retelling of the unique and powerful history of Sāmoan tattooing, from 3,000 years ago to modern practices.
The authors of ‘Flora: Celebrating Our Botanical World’ discuss their work with Te Papa Press.