My Australian colleague and I are running a How To session on Thursday (midday Sydney, 2pm NZ) if you'd like to learn which photos are best for Wikipedia and how to upload a photo to Commons and choose a licence. We'll set you up with an account too. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:F...

The Wikipedia article on this native species, whose larvae feed exclusively on the leaves of tī kōuka (cabbage trees), has recently been rated as a Good Article. This means the page meets a set of criteria around its writing, accuracy, verifiability, coverage, and point of view ⬇️

Featured articles have been through a rigorous assessment for accuracy, neutrality, completeness, and style, and once approved, they represent the top 0.1% of articles on Wikipedia 🤯

Ngā mihi Mike!

Good question! The license details come from Flickr, and give the image a date of 2006. Hopefully the WANZ community can weigh in on how copyright works for scans of documents?
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The declaration is displayed at the National Library of New Zealand, as part of their permanent He Tohu exhibition, alongside the Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition.

Learn more on Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/FpwY

If you're in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland:
⏰ 10am – 12pm, Saturday 25 October
📍 Te Mārama Room, Central City Library
🔗 w.wiki/FhV7

📷 Richard N Horne, CC BY 4.0