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iSANZ Awards honour New Zealand's cybersecurity leaders

The 2024 iSANZ Awards celebrated ten years of cybersecurity excellence in New Zealand, honouring outstanding contributions and innovation in the field.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Nov 2024

Cybersecurity

2023 iSANZ Awards: Finalists announced highlighting Kiwi talent

iSANZ Awards 2023 announces finalists for NZ's top cybersecurity honours, with varied categories. Winners to be revealed soon.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2023

Artificial Intelligence

Mimicry Tech the first Southland team in Mahuki innovation accelerator

Invercargill-based startup, Mimicry Tech, is bringing machine learning to regional museums with help from New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Aug 2018

Digital Transformation

Mahuki innovation accelerator welcomes future digital leaders

Te Papa's Mahuki innovation accelerator has welcomed 10 teams to this year's residency programme that will run over the next four months.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Aug 2018

Te Papa Museum

Entries open for third cohort of Te Papa's culture-tech accelerator

Now in its third year, Mahuki has a strong reputation for developing leading digital businesses for the culture and heritage sector.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Jun 2018

Te Papa Museum

Te Papa's digital chief ranked among NZ's top 100 CIOs

Melissa Firth's team established Mahuki, the first business accelerator programme in the world focused on opportunities in the culture sector.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018

Apps

You can now download Te Papa's national art collection

Te Papa has partnered with Wellington start-up Excio to offer an initial 150 images to download from the national art collection...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Nov 2017

Partner Programmes

Te Papa's Hinatore (Learning Lab) gains Accenture as Innovation Partner

Accenture has a special interest in supporting access to Hinatore's learning programmes for students from low-decile schools.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017

Te Papa Museum

Innovators in Te Papa's accelerator to connect cultures to their taonga

Te Papa's Mahuki hub launches, blending tech and tradition to enrich cultural narratives and safeguard taonga through innovation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2017

Callaghan Innovation

Te Papa's Mahuki accelerator secures $250,000 in funding from Callaghan

New Zealand's government agency, Callaghan Innovation, has injected $250k into the country's first museum-based innovation accelerator.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Jun 2017

AR, VR & Metaverse

Te Papa's innovation hub challenges entrepreneurs to develop innovative sports experiences

Mahuki is focusing the development of innovative tools to help cultural institutions tell their stories of sporting identity.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2017

Te Papa Museum

Mahuki incubator seeking 2017's next cultural tech innovators

Mahuki aims to grow New Zealand's strength in the cultural, heritage and learning sectors through creative tech businesses.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2017

eLearning

Exciting new tech at Te Papa for innovative learning

Virtual Reality, 3D printers, 3D scanners, touch tables, and telepresence technologies will enable learners to connect in real time.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Mar 2017

Gaming

Samsung, Weta and Te Papa launch interactive high-tech Bug Lab exhibition

Te Papa in New Zealand is opening a high-tech exhibition called Bug Lab, which showcases the science and beauty of insects in a visually stunning way.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Dec 2016

AR, VR & Metaverse

The ten teams transforming our history at Te Papa's Mahuki innovation hub

Ten teams are taking over Te Papa's Mahuki innovation hub to form digital solutions put to them by Te Papa, NZ & international cultural providers.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Aug 2016

Kiwa Digital

Technology used to revitalise indigenous culture

Technology can be used to preserve ancestral knowledge in formats that are relevant and accessible, according to Steven Renata, from Kiwa Digital.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Oct 2015

Global Stories

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Film

Te Papa to take visitors down the rabbit hole this summer

Te Papa invites Wellington visitors to explore Wonderland this summer, featuring an interactive journey through Alice's iconic adventures in popular culture.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jul 2019