Tuhinga, our research journalTuhinga: te moheni rangahau a Te Papa

Tuhinga is the open-access peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. It publishes original collections-based research in the natural sciences and humanities including museological research.

Papers are published across a range of different disciplines to reflect the breadth and range of museum-based scholarship. Tuhinga focuses primarily on New Zealand and the Pacific, but all contributions are welcome.

Latest issues of Tuhinga

Download and read latest issues of Tuhinga: Te Papa’s research journal.

Watercolour illustration of Scorpaena cardinalis ( Red Scorpion fish), 1874

Past issues of Tuhinga (1995-2021)

Download and read past issues of Tuhinga: Te Papa’s research journal.

Index of Tuhinga issues

Know what you’re looking for and just want to find it? Here’s a list of every article published in Tuhinga since 1995, and its author(s), for searching purposes.

Instructions to Authors

Find information about our peer review process, guidelines for submission of papers, and directions for authors.