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Te Papa's photography collection contains over 800,000 rare and beautiful images, including Maori and Pacific taonga (treasures), and vintage shots of New Zealand's dramatic history and culture. You'll find fascinating photos of New Zealand's rich flora and fauna, and some hauntingly powerful images of our people and their land. Beautiful artefacts, objects, and pieces of art, both historical and contemporary, can also be found in Te Papa's photo collection. You can order a copy of images from our collection by browsing www.mediasalesandlicensing@tepapa.co.nz and then selecting "Buy of license this image". Te Papa also holds the collection of pre-eminent twentienth-century New Zealand photographer, Brian Brake. Te Papa holds several hundred hours of deep sea footage available to licence. Taken at seven locations around New Zealand from depths of 50 metres to 2000 metres. Includes unique and interesting behaviours of many species. Includes footage of large Ghost Sharks, Hagfish slime defence mechanism, Squid fighting and inking as well as multitude of other marine life.

With multiple exhibition spaces spreading across four levels of our award-winning building, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the largest and most inspiring visual arts experience in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our collection of more than 18,500 artworks includes major holdings of New Zealand historic, modern and contemporary art. These artworks plot a visual history of New Zealand, beginning with the first contact between Māori and European explorers in the 1600s. Outstanding works by Māori and Pacific Island artists are a powerful feature of our holdings, and the international painting, sculpture and print collections connect us with the world beyond the Pacific. Taken together, our holdings are widely considered to comprise New Zealand’s pre-eminent public art collection. Connect with us via: Facebook: facebook.com/aucklandartgallery YouTube: youtube.com/aucklandartgallery Weibo: weibo.com/aucklandartgallery

The Dowse, in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, houses constantly changing exhibitions of contemporary art, craft and design. The Petone Settlers Museum on the shore of the Wellington Harbour, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, tells the stories of the area.