Whakaaturaka
Exhibitions
Taiopeka
Events
E Whakaaturia ana Ināianei
On display
De-extinction of the Huia
John Garrard Keulemans Three Huia ( Heterlocha acutirostris) c. 1900. Watercolour and gouche on paper. Collection of the Museum of New Zeland Te Papa Tongarewa, purchased 1993 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds.
Talk
September 26 September, 1pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Free
The Huia were some of the strangest and most otherworldly birds on the planet before they were hunted to extinction. Now they are prime candidates for de-extinction. But should we resurrect the Huia, even if we can? Join Douglas Campbell as he examines the bioethical arguments for and against.
Related reading: Free event, Family
Exhibition
Bird Land: Te Kāhui Manu
15 August 2026 – 8 February 2027
From taoka tuku iho to contemporary moving image, Aotearoa’s birds take centre stage.
