Colossal squid moved through Wellington

Te Papa's colossal squid specimen has been moved through the streets of Wellington this morning, in preparation for its public debut.

The 4.2 metre long, 500 kilogram squid was caught by a New Zealand fishing crew in the Ross Sea in Antarctica in February last year and after a delicate operation to defrost it, was examined by scientists in April this year.

The squid and its tank were winched onto a truck early this morning and taken from the national museum's temporary laboratory in Tory St to the main museum on Wellington's waterfront. It goes on public display on December 13.

- NEWSTALK ZB