driving off settlers' cattle, painted by William Strutt, would spark a conversation about historical perspectives. Te Taiao water quality falsification In 2019, the museum faced criticism from farmers, and National Party MP Todd Muller over a container of brown dyed water which was part of a display in the museum's Te Taiao Nature exhibition. This water was labelled as "water from a typical farm stream" with an image of a cow defecating in a waterway, and was classed as undrinkable. Te Papa spokeswoman Kate Camp also told Stuff that the bottles had been created for display purposes only and were not samples. Camp stated that, "this display is about telling the story of New Zealand waterways. It's based on robust research that shows that many waterways in New Zealand—in urban and rural areas—aren't fit to drink or to swim in". Exposure of adult content to children In 2020, several children were exposed to mature content without sufficient warning messages. Te Papa head of art Charlotte Davy said the museum would be making warning signs more obvious and installing new ones. See also Rongomaraeroa, the contemporary marae of Te Papa Tales from Te Papa, a television series about objects from the collection References Further reading 'The designing of Te Papa'. Architecture New Zealand. Special edition, February 1998. External links Collections online Te Papa within Google Arts & Culture 1992 establishments in New Zealand 1990s architecture in New Zealand Art museums and galleries in New Zealand Ethnographic museums in Australasia Museums established in 1992 Museums in Wellington City National museums of New Zealand Natural history museums in New Zealand New Zealand autonomous Crown entities Wellington Central, Wellington