The latest science findings are delivered straight from three of Te Papa curators and scientists in this fascination talk.

Hidden histories in feather cloaks
The kahu huruhuru (feather cloaks) in Te Papa’s collection. As Researcher, Bicultural Science, Hokimate Harwood was the first New Zealander to photograph the microscopic details of native bird feathers and build a database of the structures to aid identification. She shares her unexpected results.

Understanding New Zealand flora
How can the Banks and Solander flora collections be used as a benchmark for understanding New Zealand flora? Pat Brownsey, Research Fellow, Botany, summarises his recent work.

Crab-like
Hoppers of the north and hermit crab look-alikes are a key part of Rick Webber’s latest research. As Te Papa’s Curator Invertebrates and a marine biologist he’s the perfect person to talk about these and other crustaceans.