Te Papa is THE must see museum in New Zealand. A vast building dominating the waterfront providing an inspiring, interactive look at the country's history and culture. Put together less than a decade ago for a cool 300 million dollars, John reckoned a day wouldn't be enough time to cover it's 6 floors and do it justice.
And he was right.
Among the many treasures is a huge collection of Maori artifacts; canoes, weapons, ceremonial garb and so on. These items are interesting enough in their own right, but when given context via the multi-media screens dotted throughout the building, they really come alive.
Other highlights included the earthquake simulator (Wellington straddles a less than stable fault line), a section dedicated to innovative kiwi design and an entire floor given over to how the early European settlers coped with various tribulations.
Other people's hardship always a winner in my book.
Went to the cinema in the evening. We had a split jury on the merits of 'Borat'. Me and John liked it, Wend thought it had it's moments, and Brandi hated it.
Bloke thing I suppose.
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