![]() ![]() Three of Wellington’s most prolific and award-winning drag kings are bringing you an elemental sensation for one night only. Her debut album ‘Acts of Service’ is streaming on all platforms. Her vibe is both ancient and futuristic and her mission in music and performance is to feed her people and boost the mauri. Her music is inspired by her māoritanga, motherhood, and her ordinary extraordinary life. Te Kahureremoa (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) is a multi-dimensional artist, writer, singer, composer, storyteller and taonga pūoro practitioner based in Te Whanganui-ā-Tara. Come along, grab a drink, and have a boogie! Te Kahureremoa | Taonga pūoro Meggs is part of Practice, a collective who aim to showcase experimental club music, celebrate local artists + DJs, and create safer, more inclusive dance floors. Since being back in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, she’s been serving up sounds from dance floors around the globe mixed with club bangers old and new. Meggs | DJ performanceĭJ Meggs picked up DJing as a way to keep dancing during long UK lockdowns. Molluscs are extraordinarily diverse: from parasitic species that live inside sea-cucumbers, to multi-brained octopuses, which are wired so differently from most other life forms that one recent paper even speculated an extra-terrestrial origin! We discuss some of the weird, wild, and wonderful sensory adaptations that enable molluscs to thrive in extreme habitats. In the dark forest of the deep sea, being seen is a weapon, and deception and subterfuge are key to survival.ĩ.45pm: Looking through a snail’s eyes: how molluscs perceive the world – Invertebrates Curator Kerry Walton will talk about molluscs. When the only light present is made by animals, they can manipulate that reality. The big can appear small, the small can appear big, predators can look like prey and prey can look like a predator. Natural History researcher Lara Shepherd will talk about some of these strategies from thorns to poisons to even hiding in plain sight! Learn about one plant now being used for crime prevention and another that has killed not one but two elephants!Ĩ.45pm: Manipulating reality: bioluminescence in the deep sea – Vertebrates Curator Thom Linley will talk about bioluminescence in the deep sea. We’ll finish with an exciting game of Spot the Ant!Ĩ.00pm: Avoiding attack -how do New Zealand plants defend themselves? Plants might seem like an easy target for browsing animals but some Aotearoa New Zealand plants have evolved amazing ways to defend themselves. Close your eyes and enjoy! What will YOU feel? Scientist Spot Talksħ.45pm: Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive – Invertebrates Curator Phil Sirvid will talk about some of the deliciously devious ways that insects and arachnids can fool the senses of predators, prey, sometimes each other, and frequently us. We have hidden many organisms, from a fluffy predator over sculptured seeds and slimy slugs to scary scorpions. ![]() Touch station: Challenge your fears and reach into the black box and “touch nature”. Not only singing birds, but also whales with melancholic tunes, and insect chirps and buzzes that sound like summer! Nature sounds: Come to the Bush City Kiosk and be inspired by beautiful sounds made by nature. Can you distinguish or recognise herbs and flowers? Do you dare to take a sniff of what our friends the flies use as yummy food sources and cleaning up our mess? Test your senses and smell what bees smell. Smell and taste: Do insects have noses? Learn about the amazing sense of smell that insects have. Find out what organisms are fluorescent or produce bioluminescent and be mesmerised by the beautiful glim! UV and bioluminescence: Long before humans could light a fire, nature was already prepared to illuminate the dark. ![]() Corporate partnerships Hononga kaipakihiīriana Jamieson in her studio. Photo by Rachael Weeber Programme Te Taiao expert areaīrowse through our science activity stations and hear from some of Te Papa’s natural history curators and experts as they give pop-up talks throughout the evening.Friends of Te Papa: Our membership programme Ngā Hoa o Te Papa: Te hōtaka mema.Media sales and licensing Te hohoko papāho me te manatā.Past exhibitions Ngā whakaaturanga o mua.Touring exhibitions Ngā whakaaturanga poi haere.Guides to caring for objects Tiaki Kohinga, Tiaki Taonga.For museums and galleries Mō ngā muhiama me ngā whare toi.Read, watch, play Kōrero, mātaki, purei.Discover the collections Tūhuratia ngā kohinga. ![]()
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