Museum

Frances Walsh's new book, Endless Sea focuses on the sea which encircles Aotearoa, and 100 objects from the collection of the New Zealand Maritime Museum, where she works as in-house writer. Audio

Dr Alexy Karenowska wants people to be able to sniff history. She's a magnetician at the University of Oxford, a physicist and engineer who is also the Director of Technology of the Institute of… Audio, Gallery

Ireland-born and Australian-based author Chris Flynn's latest novel Mammoth is an unsurprisingly left-field offering, featuring actors Nicholas Cage and Leonardo DiCaprio, and narration by a… Audio

It's time for Lately Book Club where we go exploring in the world of literature and invite you to come along. A new exhibition has just opened in the special collections Library at the University of… Audio, Gallery

Objects telling stories of Dunedin heartache are being exhibited at Otago Museum as part of the Museum of Broken Relationships exhibition. Audio

Cornell professor Tom Gilovich has done four studies over the years looking at what brings us happiness - experiences or things? He came to the common conclusion that happiness is ultimately derived… Audio

After a 10-year long battle, a collection of taonga left on board Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour will be returned, on loan, to the Tairāwhiti region after 250 years.

The taonga, which include… Video, Audio

Te Papa's newest $12 million exhibition, Te Taiao, has opened its doors for a sneak preview, ahead of Saturday's launch. Our reporter Meriana Johnsen and visual journalist Ana Tovey went along to take… Video, Audio

Puke Ariki museum in New Plymouth is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its collection with a special exhibition. Whare Kahurangi - or house of treasured possessions - showcases the museum's taonga… Video, Audio

A dedicated group of locals are creating Ellesmere Historical Park near Leeston for future generations of Selwyn District residents. 8,000 local objects have been donated to the collection. Audio, Gallery

The owner of an iconic Wellington building housing Sir Peter Jackson's world war one exhibition says it needs the building back. Massey University and the Ministry for Culture and Heritage issued a… Audio

Lynn Freeman talks to Lana Bolton-Marston, Front of House Officer at the Museum, about its own history and particularly how it was linked to Dunedin's gold rush era. Audio

125 years on since women in New Zealand fought and won the right to vote an Auckland Museum exhibition looks at how far, or not, we have come since then. The display pays tribute to women in Aotearoa… Audio, Gallery

New Plymouth man Steve Fabish and his wife have just opened their very own museum devoted to Holden cars. He's been collecting the vehicles for years, and says he opened the museum because he just… Audio, Gallery

Using 100 compelling and rarely-seen photographs, social historian Dr. Phoebe H. Li has curated a photographic exhibition celebrating 175-years of Chinese New Zealanders. Audio, Gallery

Ever wondered where the animals used in school dissections come from? Meet Debra Cook AKA Miss Vivi Section, co-owner of Dissection Connection which sources and vacuum packs animal organs (and whole… Audio

More than a decade after Niue lost its old museum in a cyclone, preparations are underway to build a new cultural centre to help preserve the country's heritage. Audio