Overview
The oldest recent bird skeleton in the Te Papa collection is a musk duck from New South Wales, collected in 1869. The oldest New Zealand bird skeletons are of two New Zealand dotterels collected at Okarito in 1877.
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Open every day 10am-6pm
(except Christmas Day)
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand