Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Description

Te Papa holds the largest New Zealand collections of birds, fossil vertebrates, marine mammals, molluscs, fishes, lizards, and several invertebrate groups. Te Papa holds significant numbers of the primary type specimens of New Zealand plants and animals. These 5297 specimens comprise 20% of the total primary types held in New Zealand. Te Papa also holds significant collections of specimens from central New Zealand.

Contacts

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Philip Edgar
email: philipe@tepapa.govt.nz

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
55 Cable St
Wellington
NZ
email: philipe@tepapa.govt.nz