Fortunately the rain had gone by the time our group arrived at Jack Richard’s house and garden on the hill above Wainui Beach – we could hear the sound of…
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For our visit to this beautiful, historic church, we were very fortunate to be accompanied by two individuals closely associated with it: Stan Pardoe, a local historian who has had…
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Can’t see the wood for the trees? Go to Eastwoodhill Arboretum, 35kms north of Gisborne, it’s all there. Over 135 hectares of trees and shrubs, native and exotic
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Who was behind the lens? What motivates the filmmaker? How/Why are New Zealanders portrayed in this footage? How do we perceive this footage today? What stories and people were less…
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It was a night “to feel the fear and do it anyway”. Conversation stopped as we concentrated intensely, trying to achieve perfection.
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This walk was planned for a lovely sunny day but Wellington delivered a more than fresh wind and a chilly temperature to accompany a visit by 20 Friends of Te…
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There was a good turnout for this lecture by Dr Mark Stocker, retired art historian and former curator at Te Papa. The British artist Edward Burne-Jones is closely associated
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Captain Cook, his officers and accompanying naturalists aboard the Resolution explored Dusky Sound for six weeks during March-May 1773. Their observations became New Zealand's first BioBlitz, with the broad-billed prion…
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30 years ago, Mana Island was a grass-covered, bleak, windswept landscape, only a few native trees still surviving in sheltered gullies. 500,000 trees later, Mana is an island paradise, home…
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There is a long history in all the Maori arts of carvers, weavers and carriers of the culture learning as apprentices and developing their skills until they can produce objects…
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