Bush City Scavenger Hunt
Early childhood, Primary
Investigate the natural world on a self-guided early childhood education visit to Te Papa.
Self-guided resource
ExhibitionsOn now
Bush City
Step outside into Bush City – a living, growing exhibition.
When | Āhea
Open daily until 5pm
Where | Ki hea
Outside Levels 1 and 2
Cost | Te utu
Free with museum entry
Ages | TE REANGA
Parental guidance recommended
Allow | ME WHAKARITE
20 minutes
Take a short walk through some of the natural wonders of New Zealand – our bush, our rocks, our volcanic landscapes. Bush City has over 1,400 native plants, some of the oldest rocks in Aotearoa, and harbour views. There are also many seating areas where you can take in the sights and smells of the forest, and perhaps spot a tūī or other bird.
You’ll find family-friendly activities here too – dig for fossils, cross a swing bridge, or enter a cave to discover glow worms, stalactites, and the bones of extinct moa.
Family in the Fossil Dig, 2015. Photograph by Michael Hall. Te Papa
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