2: Whatever happened to the Big Fresh animatronic veges?

Get It to Te Papa

19 Oct 2023

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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.

In episode two of Get It To Te Papa, Hayden and José turn their focus to some beloved heirlooms of a now-defunct New Zealand supermarket chain – the Big Fresh animatronic fruit & veges, which enthralled and scared generations of Kiwi kids.

🎞Get It to Te Papa follows journalist Hayden Donnell on an ambitious quest to collect underappreciated Kiwi cultural artefacts and get them into the national museum of Aotearoa, Te Papa.

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Episodes

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

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.

Get It to Te Papa19 Oct 2023

5: Can we capture the essence of Suzanne Paul?

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.

Get It to Te Papa19 Oct 2023

4: Where did the Queen Street Santa go?

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.

Get It to Te Papa19 Oct 2023

3: Who owns the Huntly DEKA sign?

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.

Get It to Te Papa19 Oct 2023

2: Whatever happened to the Big Fresh animatronic veges?

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.

Get It to Te Papa19 Oct 2023