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![Helen Laurenson: Museum's Centennial Street must be saved](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Helen Laurenson: Museum's Centennial Street must be saved
Let us not get rid of yet another reminder of our unique history as a city. writes Helen Laurenson. The struggle between modernity and memories, forgetfulness and obligation to the past has continued in Auckland.
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Editorial: Culling 1866 display a fail for museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum has enjoyed five years of much-needed stability following the brief but turbulent directorship of Vanda Vitali.
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Museum's trip down memory lane concludes
Standing in the light of a gas lamp and pressing your nose against window panes to peer into a quaint colonial shop or cottage will become a thing of the past for visitors to Auckland Museum.
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The hill of bitter memories
To celebrate Auckland’s 175th anniversary, its demisemiseptcentennial, the Weekend Herald continues its series celebrating the growth of the city by taking a look at people who shaped Auckland.
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#GallipoliFlashback: Herald to tweet opening hours of Gallipoli campaign
On Anzac Day we'll use the power of social media to recreate the opening hours of the Gallipoli campaign.
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Gallipoli: Minecraft makeover
A virtual world recreating the 1915 Gallipoli landscape in the popular game of Minecraft will be downloadable from Anzac Day.
![Auckland Museum seizes imagination](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Auckland Museum seizes imagination
Urbanlife participants go behind-the-scenes and gain practical training and work experience through a series of back-of-house tours and creative workshops.
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War veteran's medals a loss for NZ
A last effort to keep in New Zealand medals earned by war hero Les Munro appears to have failed.
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Low key arrival for John Key
Prime Minister John Key's arrival in Brisbane was a lot less low key than for the main players of the G20.
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Key arrives at G20 summit
New Zealand is a ‘guest’ at the G20 - a summit of the leaders from the 20th richest, most powerful countries in the world. Key has described it as a chance in a life time.
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Kiwi strips away German leader's reserve
A baby kiwi got more of a smile out of the German Chancellor than the charm of John Key yesterday, but Angela Merkel left the Prime Minister with far more than a handful of feathers.
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Citizen science
In the parks, beaches, back gardens and forests of the country, non-scientists can help with with a raft of research projects.
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Museum brings hero's gift home
Auckland Museum has bought a desk for $500,000, bringing the historic piece of furniture back very near where it was painstakingly constructed at a workshop on Elliot St in the city.
![Auckland Museum: Moana - My Ocean](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Auckland Museum: Moana - My Ocean
Danielle Wright takes a look underneath the sea at the Auckland War Memorial Museum's Moana - My Ocean exhibition.
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Peter Calder: Hillary's epic climb brought to life in 3D
Model mountain at exhibition gives a realistic view on 60th anniversary of Everest ascent.
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Obituary: Museum master led charge for nation's arts
Dr Rodney Wilson, a former director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, died peacefully at home on Saturday.
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Going green saves museum big money
Auckland Museum is being touted as a green example for other city organisations after it succeeded in slashing its carbon footprint by 30 per cent in just two years.
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Museum fears knock-on effect of law change
Auckland War Memorial Museum fears a proposed law change will have the unintended consequence of making it trickier to accept donated objects.
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Our biting spiders don't deserve a bad press
In part two of this series on things that sting and bite, the experts look at spiders and sort fact from fiction.