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The theme of this years International Day for Biological Diversity is “Acting locally for global impact.” It acts as a reminder that biodiversity recovery begins with local action—planting trees, removing predators, restoring habitats, and protecting the natural spaces around us.
When we think of Auckland’s native forests, our minds often jump to remote islands or rugged bush reserves at the city’s edge. But deep in the heart of our bustling city lies an unexpected haven for native birds — the Auckland Domain.
Delving into the collection always throws up surprises. When researching a number of artists’ books from the 1980s and 1990s acquired at auction by the Museum in 2021, a small manuscript collection was discovered. Paula Legel, Associate Curator, Heritage Publications takes us through some of the unexpected connections between these works.
Recently Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum acquired a collection of vintage shoes from shoe designer and retailer Douglas Clarence George. Curator of Social History, Jane Groufsky, shares with us the story behind this well-known figure in the late 20th century queer Auckland scene, and how his shoes had a starring role in the short film Naughty Little Peeptoe.
Rangitāhua, a remote archipelago about 1,000 km Northeast of mainland, is home to crabs that live their entire adult lives on land. In this blog, learn about the lives and research being done to learn more about Aotearoa New Zealand’s only land crab species.
On the 4th of October – three days after International Coffee Day – Auckland Museum members were treated to espresso and chocolates at our membership event “Serious Espresso and the End of the Flat White Era”. This event celebrated a recent donation to the Museum collection: a Faema E61 espresso machine and a collection of printed shirts gifted by Craig Miller.
In celebration of 2025 Niuean language week, we profile the Niuean writer Aiao Kaulima and Associate Editor Tigilau Ness and their literary contribution to the first multilingual Pacific Tāmaki Makaurau newspaper, Mana. Written in eight languages, the newspaper was a meeting place for many communities engaged in social justice and Māori and Pacific story sovereignty.
In celebration of 2025 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, we profile writers Vapi Kupenga and Syd Jackson for their 1977-1978 literary contributions for the Tāmaki Makaurau Mana newspaper. The Mana: Protest in Print exhibition is currently on until October 2026.
Intimating the connection of Māori and Pacific languages to ‘home’, the first Māori Race Relations Conciliator, writer and broadcaster, Harry Dansey welcomed the arrival of the Mana newspaper in a poignant article titled ‘Our languages’ (Auckland, Volume I, Issue 3, 4 August 1977). Close to fifty years later and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Te Wiki o te Reo, our guest blogger Hineitimoana Greensill (Tainui, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Porou) reflects on Mātua Dansey’s article both as a mothe
Auckland Museum’s Women in Wartime event showcased the stories of nurse Nina May Palmer and Warrant Officer Catherine Frances Bryers, spotlighting women’s often-overlooked wartime roles. Hosted in July 2025, it demonstrated how Online Cenotaph and Wikipedia collaborate to broaden access, counter systemic bias, and amplify women’s histories through the Women in Red movement.
To celebrate Papua New Guinea Language Week, Curator of Entomology Dr Leilani Walker shares some of the insect species native to Papua New Guinea, one of the richest biodiversity hubs in the world.
Te Hokioi e rere atu na; the first newspaper in te Reo Māori, printed by the Kīngitanga 1862 - 1863.
