HILLARY'S DIARY
THE SUMMIT CLIMB IN HIS OWN WORDS
Sir Edmund Hillary’s Diary – 24th May
24 May 2013
Reaching the Summit – in Hillary’s own words “May 24. Self at IV John and party left VII and went very slowly indeed to South Col. Conditions were very bad and it took them...
Sir Edmund Hillary’s Diary – 23rd May
23 May 2013
Reaching the Summit – in Hillary’s own words “May 23. Self at IV John, Tom and Charles plus Sherpas climbed to VII." PLAY AUDIO (for non-flash users) ...
Sir Edmund Hillary’s Diary – 22nd May
22 May 2013
Reaching the Summit – in Hillary’s own words “May 22. VII to S Col and IV Cooking started 5am but only a cup of tea of tea was produced by the time we departed at 8.30am. Ten...
COLLECTIONS
Museum’s marine team called to two rare finds washed up on beaches this week
18 May 2013
Curators and collections staff from our natural sciences team have been kept busy this week with two very rare finds for New Zealand waters. On Saturday an oceanic whitetip shark, pregnant with 11 pups, washed up on M...
Dead and alive: Cook’s petrels at Auckland Museum
21 April 2013
Last week I stood above an East Coast beach with a Cook’s petrel in hand hoping it was prepared for its flight. As I opened my hands it unfolded its wings. I gently lifted it up and let it go. Within the last fortnigh...
Potato prints & wild places: a fashion odyssey
20 February 2013
Auckland Museum’s Associate Curator Applied Arts & Design, Finn McCahon-Jones and fabric artist Susan Holmes met recently to discuss her garments on display at the Museum during the Off The Wall: WearableArt Up Close...
Returning to Ahuahu (Great Mercury Island)
11 February 2013
As the archaeologist at Auckland Museum I most enjoy digging in the ground, getting my hands dirty, and the satisfaction of removing layers of soil to uncover postholes, fireplaces and stone flakes from where people hund...
LEARNING
Life on a Battlecruiser
16 May 2013
In 1913 the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand took a world cruise through the then-British Empire. On board was a very special passenger, the British Bulldog Pelorus Jack, the ship’s mascot. What was life on board HMS New Z...
A Massive museum experience
2 November 2012
Massive Theatre Company’s South and Central ensembles are part of Auckland Museum’s Urbanlife project which aims to give youth a platform to express their views on the city they live in. The issue the Massive group is ...
Navigating Spaces – tapa inspired poetry
2 November 2012
Kia ora, Talofa lava, Bula Vinaka, Malo e Lelei and many other Pacific greetings, my name is Arizona Leger and I am one of the many youth taking part in the Urbanlife project. Over the last few months I have been involve...
IamGI give voice to their community through the Urbanlife Soundscape
29 October 2012
Niko Meredith gives us an insight on IamGI’s journey as they explore both positive and negative aspects of housing redevelopment plans in their neighbourhood of Glen Innes, Auckland. GI youth have collaborated with Auckl...
