The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa – book launch and bug activities
Join experts Dr Simon Pollard and Dr Phil Sirvid for an hour of insect fun as they introduce you to the incredible stars of their new book!
Sat 10 May 2025, 11.00am–1.00pm
Backyard (in Te Taiao | Nature), Level 2
Free with museum entry
What do you call a grasshopper dressed as a gladiator?
Why are sandfly bites so itchy?
What links insects and whakairo?
How does a glow-worm glow?
What do sorcerers, vampires and dragons have in common?
What makes insects in Aotearoa New Zealand so special?
Join experts Dr Simon Pollard and Dr Phil Sirvid for an hour of insect fun as they introduce you to the incredible stars of their new book. Get up close to specimens from the collection and learn firsthand the secrets of these six-legged marvels. Take part in activities, a Q&A session and more…!
Copies of The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa will be available for purchase and signing.
Insects from the Hudson Collection, 2018. Photograph by Rachael Hockridge. Te Papa (109966)