Maori Seats debate at Te Papa
Florence from Te Papa has commented on the constitutional issues thread: Since the Maori seats are part of the listed constitutional issues, I thought you might be interested by this event we’re...
View ArticleDu Fresne on Te Papa
Karl du Fresne writes: Assuming the Government ever gets around to announcing an appointment, I have some advice for whoever succeeds the late Seddon Bennington as chief executive of Te Papa – blow it...
View ArticleSuperstitious bullshit
Amelia Wade at the Herald reports: A clash of cultures over a rule forbidding pregnant or menstruating women to attend a Te Papa exhibit has been criticised by feminists. An invitation for regional...
View ArticleA thought
It would have been very amusing to see Paul Henry on Breakfast TV, discussing the Te Papa “ban” on pregnant and menstruating women. I suspect he would have exploded with indignation, and with Pippa...
View ArticleA national art gallery
Kate Newton at the Dom Post reports: Te Papa’s new chairman has thrown his weight behind building a $100 million art gallery to house the museum’s formidable – but rarely seen – collection. Sir Wira...
View ArticleWCC funding of Te Papa
The Wellington City Council is consulting on its long-term plan, and one of the things they have proposed is cutting funding for Te Papa from $2.25m to $1.0m. This is a very stupid thing to do in my...
View ArticleTe Papa funding looks safe
The Dom Post reports: Funding for Te Papa and for shifting Wellington’s SPCA headquarters could be revived after a review of the city council’s assets. In a series of recommendations to Wellington City...
View ArticleTe Papa Game Makers Exhibition
Sometimes being pseudo-media has its perks, and today was one of them. I got invited to a media preview of the Game Makers exhibition opening at Te Papa tomorrow. I got the high score (to date) on...
View ArticleCultural snobbery?
Danyl McL blogs on Te Papa’s purchase of Peter Snell’s singlet in an auction: They shut down their award-winning publishing company so they could buy a fucking singlet. Almost all his commentators of...
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