''Tales From Te Papa'' is a television series of mini-documentaries about objects from the collection of the
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) and the activities of the Museum staff. The series is a partnership between
Television New Zealand
, type = Crown entity
, industry = Broadcast television
, num_locations = New Zealand
, location = Auckland, New Zealand
, area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the Solo ...
and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The series was commissioned by Television New Zealand for TVNZ6, a digital channel and New Zealand's first fully public service broadcasting channel without advertising breaks. Each episode runs for 5 to 8 minutes and shows on rotation in what would be the advertising break between programmes. Since TVNZ6 changed format to TVNZU on 1 March 2011 the series was moved to TVNZ7
and now available on You Tube.
The series was made by the
Gibson Group and each episode produced by Gary Scott and hosted by either
Simon Morton or
Riria Hotere. A host interviews subject experts about a particular object or the behind-the-scenes work the Museum does.
Series 2009 Episodes 1 – 50
Series 2010 Episodes 51 – 100
References
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New Zealand documentary television series
TVNZ 7 original programming
Historical objects