Te Papa is one of the few museums in the world that can claim to have been built from scratch in the last decade. Opened in 1998, New Zealand's National Museum is widely regarded as one of the finest in the world. Twenty galleries explore the country's flora, fauna, European influences and Maori culture, including displays of weapons, bone and jade carvings, sailing craft, tribal customs and a section on the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document.
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