3 ladies crowd around Shackleton’s sledge

Ours: A podcast of twenty Te Papa objects
Nā tātou: he kōnae ipurangi mō ngā taonga 20 ā Te Papa

Ours: A podcast of twenty Te Papa objects Nā tātou: he kōnae ipurangi mō ngā taonga 20 ā Te Papa

From Jacinda Ardern’s encounter with the sled of her Antarctic hero, to a nine-year-old boy obsessed with the colossal squid, this new podcast series brings New Zealanders face to face with their favourite Te Papa objects.

Ours is a co-creation of RNZ, Te Papa, and media production company Bird of Paradise.

When New episodes available every Tuesday

Elisapeta Fononga and the fish shop uniform

Elisapeta Fononga and the fish shop uniform

A fish shop worker's uniform seems an unlikely item to include in a museum collection, but that's only if you take it on face value.
The first fossil in the world to be recognised as dinosaur

The first fossil in the world to be recognised as dinosaur

This is where Jurassic Park began. Geologist Hamish Campbell and 16-year-old dinosaur fan Eric London talk about the very first fossil to be recognised as 'dinosaur'.
Anthony Byrt and Sarah Farrar on Colin McCahon's 'Scared'

Anthony Byrt and Sarah Farrar on Colin McCahon's 'Scared'

Art curator Sarah Farrar and art critic Anthony Byrt talk about the meanings in Colin McCahon's artwork 'Scared' and their emotional responses to the piece.
The colossal squid and its biggest fan

The colossal squid and its biggest fan

Nine-year-old colossal squid super-fan Sam, and fish expert Andrew Stewart, share some astounding facts about this bizarre creature.
Theresa Healey and the Play School toys

Theresa Healey and the Play School toys

Play School host Theresa Healey and history curator Kirstie Ross discuss the toys that belonged to us all... Humpty, Jemima, Big Ted, Little Ted, and of course New Zealand's own Manu.
Mike Bush and John Minto's Springbok Tour helmet

Mike Bush and John Minto's Springbok Tour helmet

Mike Bush and History curator Stephanie Gibson tell the story of the scooter helmet worn by John Minto, the national organiser of Halt All Racist Tours (HART), during the Springbok rugby tour in 1981.
Kakapo ejaculation helmet

Kakapo ejaculation helmet

Kakapo fan Jeremy Wells knew that the species’ idiosyncratic sexual appetites were a threat to its survival, but hadn’t seen the ingenious solution known as the kakapo ejaculation helmet.
Jonah Lomu PlayStation game

Jonah Lomu PlayStation game

Jonah Lomu was a game changer on the field and in the world of popular culture. Pacific curator Sean Mallon and TV’s Julian Wilcox look at an example of his digital legacy.
Jacinda Ardern’s Antarctic hero

Jacinda Ardern’s Antarctic hero

The Prime Minister encounters the sledge of her hero Ernest Shackleton, and talks about the life lessons she took from his extraordinary voyages.
Captain Cook’s silver ferns

Captain Cook’s silver ferns

Silver Ferns collected on Cook’s first voyage to New Zealand tell stories of science and exploration, and of the Māori concept of time. Historian Dame Anne Salmond and Botany Curator Leon Perrie bring their perspectives to these fragile symbols of Aotearoa.