Configure: HOME has seen the space at He Waka Tuia on Don St transformed into a paeon of the female form and the rich, oft-forgotten inner life women both enjoy and endure. Configure: Home is the fourth in a series of exhibitions that began with a simple premise – to examine the relationships between feminist […]
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Concept designs for Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreational Precinct revealed
Mountain bike enthusiasts are invited to have their say about the Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreational Precinct as concept designs are revealed. Wānaka-based mountain bike trail construction company Dirt Dynamics have come on board to design and build more than 10km of mountain bike and walking tracks on Bluff Hill Motupōhue. Last year, the project […]
Read More >Queens Park set to become construction site for new museum
The area around the current museum in Queens Park is about to look a bit different, as the establishment of a work site begins and Project 1225, the museum rebuild, progresses. Invercargill City Council has committed $39.4 million into Project 1225 to develop a new museum in Queens Park, a new home for the tuatara, […]
Read More >Construction of museum storage facility marks halfway point
The roof of the storage facility that will house millions of museum treasures has now been installed, marking the halfway point of the build. The Tisbury storage facility is one of three projects that fall under Project 1225, the Invercargill City Council’s plan to build a new museum. Council is investing $39.4 million to develop […]
Read More >PLAY exhibition returns with more sensory goodness for the whole family
After the popularity of He Waka Tuia’s exhibition PLAY last year, the team is bringing it back for more fun this year. Opening Saturday, PLAY 2.0 will be a feast for the senses with multiple different stations throughout He Waka Tuia with activities for families to immerse themselves in. He Waka Tuia Art Curator Bridget […]
Read More >Insect breeding at Queens Park helps keep tuatara and birds happily fed
Most people would shudder to stick their hand into a box full of locusts, but Invercargill City Council Living Species Officer Jessey Beattie-Mackey doesn’t even flinch. She’s spreading freshly picked grass amongst a load of locusts that are launching themselves every which way around the glass box in a frenzy of wings and legs. These […]
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