New Te Unua Museum of Southland Director welcomed to Invercargill

The new Museum Director for Invercargill’s Te Unua Museum of Southland has been officially welcomed to the city in a mihi whakatau. Te Unua Museum of Southland is part of Invercargill City Council’s Project 1225 development, which also includes the recently-completed Te Pātaka Taoka Southern Regional Collections Facility and a specialist tuatara enclosure within the […]

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Exciting times ahead for Project 1225

Work is ramping up on the ambitious project that will bring a new tuatara and storage facility, and museum, to the city. The Tisbury storage facility build is finished and the official opening will take place in February 2024. A wahi tapu has taken place to bless the collection before its transfer to the facility, […]

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Main contractor for new Invercargill museum on board

The rebuild of Invercargill’s museum is full steam ahead, with the local branch of Naylor Love officially joining the project as its main contractor. Invercargill City Council’s Project 1225 involves the creation of three new cultural facilities for the city: the recently-completed Te Pātaka Taoka regional museum collection storage facility, a specialist tuatara enclosure within […]

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