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Taonga and spaces included in The Te Papa Activity Book

Have you found the Haast's eagle? What about our wharenui? Find out more about parts of Te Papa that feature in The Te Papa Activity Book or explore the taonga in our collections – which ones have you seen?

Have you found these in Te Papa?

  • A father and daughter hold hand on an ornately carved wharenui (large meeting house)

    Rongomaraeroa

    An authentic and inclusive marae (communal meeting place) for the 21st century.

    On now

    Permanent exhibition

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

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    Manu Rere Moana

    The navigation of the Pacific by waka hourua | double-hulled sailing waka is one of the great achievements of human technology. This exhibition celebrates the mātauranga of celestial navigation that enabled these extraordinary voyages.

    On now

    Permanent exhibition

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

  • A man and two children standing on a suspension bridge look into the bush

    Bush City

    Step outside into a living, growing exhibition. Explore native bush and a volcanic landscape.

    On now

    Open daily until 5pm

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

  • Detail of Te Marae doors, which represent Ranginui. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa

    The connected elements of Rongomaraeroa

    Our marae comprises various elements stretching outside and into the heart of the museum – the marae ātea (open spaces), the wharenui (large meeting houses), and the three pathways that provide access to Rongomaraeroa.  

  • Scientist with colossal squid

    Colossal squid at Te Papa

    We have one colossal squid on display, but did you know we have three colossal squid specimens in our collection?

  • Skeleton of a horse in a glass box

    Phar Lap

    Phar Lap was a legendary racehorse and an adored animal hero for a generation of people in New Zealand. You can pay your respects to his bones here, in the country he was born.

    Open

    Permanent exhibition

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

  • Close up of a motorbike in the museum

    See the Britten Bike at Te Papa

    See the record-breaking Britten V1000 motorbike, designed and built by Kiwi genius John Britten.

    On now

    Long-term display

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

Look more closely at these taonga in our collection and online