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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...

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Du 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...

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Superstitious 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...

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A 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...

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A 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...

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WCC 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...

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Te 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...

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Te 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...

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Cultural 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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