Professor Bob O’Driscoll was one of the founding members of the Science Centre. He was also a lifelong tech enthusiast and was among the first people in the world to buy an iPhone. That device is now in the Te Manawa collection. Rob Mildon spoke with Bob in 2016 ahead of the Nova exhibition which featured that very phone (now on display in Manawatū Journeys).

The Mina McKenzie Kete was created by young Rongotea weaver, Cassandra Archer, in 2023. It is currently on display as part of Te Manawa’s exhibit: ‘Keeping the Taonga Warm – The Legacy of Mina McKenzie’. Historian Dr Tanja Rother spoke with Cassandra to find out the story behind the kete.

In part two of this blog series, learn how a recent discovery in the Te Manawa archive has uncovered a wealth of information about Mina McKenzie's involvement in Te Māori, an unprecedented exhibition.

Forty years ago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York opened Te Māori. This history-making exhibition involved a legendary Manawatū leader: Mina McKenzie, Te Manawa's fist museum director.

Former All Black and rugby legend Dan Carter has lent his support to a Peter Bush Charity Auction Evening to be held at Palmerston North’s Te Manawa Museum.

Palmerston North’s Te Manawa Museum has acquired an extensive archive of images from one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most prolific photojournalists. Consisting of some 300,000 items, the Peter Bush Collection, donated to the Museum, represents a lifetime of his photography.