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Get It to Te Papa

One journalist's ambitious quest to collect underappreciated cultural artefacts and get them into New Zealand’s national museum. [2018]

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6: The man behind the Let’s Gone Warriors sign

On June 3, 2013, during a NZ Warriors game, a “Lets gone Warriors” sign in the crowd captured the public imagination. Hayden and José make it their mission to track down the man behind the sign, and get it to Te Papa.

5: Can we capture the essence of Suzanne Paul?

Hayden and José seek the help of a household name, Suzanne Paul. They soon realise that they should capture the essence of the national icon and her thousands of luminous spheres and get it to Te Papa.

4: Where did the Queen Street Santa go?

Hayden and José embark on a quest to gift Tāmaki Makaurau’s giant Santa – once named the creepiest ornament in the world – to the national museum.

3: Who owns the Huntly DEKA sign?

Hayden and José travel to Huntly to persuade the locals to give up their cherished landmark – the last remaining DEKA sign in Aotearoa.

2: Whatever happened to the Big Fresh animatronic veges?

Hayden and José turn their focus to some beloved heirlooms of a now-defunct New Zealand supermarket chain – the Big Fresh animatronic fruit and veges, which enthralled and scared generations of Kiwi kids.

1: The hunt for the Waitangi Dildo

Hayden Donnell and José Barbosa embark on a desperate quest to find the Waitangi Dildo – the sex toy hurled at a New Zealand government minister which became a worldwide media sensation.