'For those who lived through the 1950s and '60s this book brings back powerful and intimate memor...

Native Spiders of Aotearoa

AN ENGAGING ACTIVITY BOOK FOR YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

This compact book full of beautiful images is the complete guide to, and memento of, the Museum o...

For a small, peaceful democracy in the South Pacific, New Zealand has had its fair share of major...

Te Papa

The Nature Activity Book

Award-winning photographer Jane Ussher spent several weeks in Te Papa's natural history collectio...

The contribution of women to the first century of photography has been overlooked across the worl...

A FUN, FASCINATING AND REVEALING BOOK ABOUT THE STRANGE AND WONDERFUL CRITTERS OF AOTEAROA What d...

Learn numbers - from one to one million! - with amazing art and objects from Te Papa and fun, rhy...

Of all Maori personal adornments, the human figure pendants known as hei tiki are the most famous...

A TREASURE TROVE OF DESIGN The Walter C Cook Collection of Decorative Arts is one of the treasure...

'This lavish book explores the story behind the promotion of New Zealands mountains - through pos...

Selected by Glenn Busch, the 79 extraordinary images in A Man Holds A Fish cement his reputationa...

'A visit to Te Papa launches a boy and his whåanau on a magical adventure to find Påapåa after he...

Richly illustrated, entertaining and highly educational, Whales - Tohorā brings the fascinating u...

A fun, fascinating and revealing book about Aotearoa's amazing eight-legged marvels.

In this handsome book, leading photography curator Athol McCredie tells the story of the beginnin...

Jill Trevelyan won the Non Fiction Award at the Montana New Zealand Book Awards in 2009 for this ...

An exciting new behind-the-scenes showcase of the surprising, wonderful and significant pieces he...

Learn letters - from apples to zip! - with amazing art and objects from Te Papa and fun, rhyming ...

'Since the Colonial Museum opened in 1865 and the first director, Sir James Hector, began collect...

'Its 125 years since New Zealand women won the right to vote. But the battle for the right to so ...

THE MAGNIFICENT PLANT WORLD OF AOTEAROA IN ART AND OBJECT

Bursting with art activities, this fun new edition of the Art Activity Book aimed at young New Ze...

The portrait wall in Toi Art, the art gallery within New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, is t...

A beautiful board book for babies and toddlers, featuring amazing photos of New Zealand bugs in t...

The definitive and expert guide to the seaweeds of New Zealand's coastal waters, New Zealand Seaw...

Storms, landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami - all New Zealanders will encounter at least ...

A beautiful selection from Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand, Audrey Eagle's accla...

A long friendship in art and ideas through letters.

WHAT TO SEE WHERE, WHEN AND HOW IN THE WELLINGTON REGION

A landmark study of New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, on its 20th anniversary. This illustr...

A wonderful 32-page illustrated book that dives into the mysterious world of the colossal squid. ...

This richly illustrated history tells the fascinating story of Pacific people and their relations...

THE NEW EDITION OF A NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSIC Expertly curated, and showcasing images take...

Whatu Kakahu

The complete life and work of Brian Brake, New Zealand's best-known photographer, has at las...

A SUPERB SELECTION OF THE WORK OF ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S FINEST EARLY PHOTOGRAPHERS

'The first book to be devoted to Robin White's art in 40 years. Its assessment of her remarkable ...

Te Papa holds New Zealand's national art collection, whose origins date back to 1865 and the esta...

This indispensable book is the first photographic identification guide to New Zealand's unique ma...

Art at Te Papa

THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL GUIDE TO NEW ZEALAND FERNS

Learn colours - from red to rainbow! - with amazing art and objects from Te Papa and fun, rhyming...

The book of the stunning Ko Rongowhakaata: The Story of Light and Shadow iwi exhibition at Te Papa.

Award-winning biographer Jill Trevelyan chronicles the life of art world pioneer Peter McLeavey.