Adorable fledgling pīwakawaka fresh out of the nest! Hilarious reaction on the kids faces when mum and dad showed up with food. 😋 #Aongatete #pīwakawaka #fantail #BOTY #BOTY2020 #BirdOfTheYear #NZbirds #spring Vote Pīwakawaka for BOTY 2020 Forest & Bird

Pretty special to see a Kōtuku #whiteheron at Okarito. Rare in NZ with a population of just 100–120 birds but common around the world. It’s also the bird on our $2 coin #nzbirds

Auckland tree wētā feeding on flax flowers #nzinsects #wētā #entomology

Thanks Jane Gro this is the best. New Botanical Tshirt for the collection

Come join the Natural Sciences team partnering with Ngāti Kuri on this project.

Come work with us! Collection Technician roles available in Natural Sciences (and other areas) to catalogue undigitised specimens from the collections. Closing soon careers.aucklandmuseum.com/search

Jobs Alert: We are currently recruiting for a Team Administrator and Collection Technician in the Natural Sciences team at Auckland Museum. Both positions are funded from the Te Mana o Rangitāhua project co-led by Ngāti Kuri and Auckland Museum.

Learn about botanical gems of the Auckland Domain tomorrow night at our next free Evenings with an Expert talk, led by Curators of Botany Yumiko Baba and Ewen Cameron. 🌳 aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-on…

If you are in New Zealand and aged 30 or over you can now book an appointment for your vaccine! It's super simple - just click here: bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz

Applications are open for the second year of the Sheldon Werner Summer Studentships. We have nine exciting opportunities, for students to come join us for a ten-week educational programme. Applications close 26 September aucklandmuseum.com/discover/resea…

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You were such a talented and amazing person jacqui_aotearoa. You will be missed by so many. So grateful to have had so many adventures with you ❤️

Come work with us! Curator, Botany at Auckland Museum - Permanent role of a lifetime for the botanists out there. Come work with the amazing collection and Natural Sciences team. Closes 19th of Feb NZT aucklandmuseum.elmotalent.co.nz/controlpanel/r…