The Peter Bush Archive
Te Manawa, with support from the New Zealand Rugby Museum, is proud to have acquired the extensive archive of images from one of New Zealand’s most prolific photojournalists, Peter Bush. Consisting of some 300,000 items, the Peter Bush Collection represents a lifetime of photography that captures the story and spirit of 20th Century Aotearoa New Zealand through images of sport, cultural events and landscapes.
Peter Bush Auction Launch
Celebrate the legacy of Peter Bush at our live auction evening at Te Manawa Museum. Enjoy a complimentary drink and nibbles, hear from guest speakers Dame Farah Palmer and Hamish McKay and bid on prints of some of Peter Bush’s most iconic rugby photographs.
8th August | 5.30 – 7.30pm
Recent News
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Meet The Bushies
Securing a safe forever home for the extensive archive of images from one of New Zealand’s most prolific photojournalists, Peter Bush, was a big mission. However, this was only the...
Te Manawa Museum Champions Conservation with Peter Bush Silent Auction
Te Manawa and the New Zealand Rugby Museum became a hub of rugby nostalgia, hosting a silent auction of 12 prints from legendary photojournalist Peter Bush.
Te Manawa to preserve work of legendary Kiwi photographer
Photographer Peter Bush (second from right) at his Island Bay home with (from left): Te Manawa trustee Evan Greensides; Te Manawa Chief Executive Susanna Shadbolt; Rachel Bush, Peter’s daughter; New...
Banner image: Peter Bush, NZ vs British Isles, 3rd Test, Lancaster Park, Christchurch 1966, Collection of Te Manawa, Courtesy of the Bush Family, All rights reserved
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