Kā Kaupapa o te Wā
What’s On
Tīrama Mai 2025
Tīrama Mai is back this winter to celebrate Puanga Matariki with an array of artistic lighting and cultural displays in the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Disruptive Landscapes: Contemporary Art from Japan
Quietly powerful and immersive video works revealing the politics behind our view of landscape.
John Vea: Ini Mini Mani Mou
Powerful new work examining the complexities of the immigration process in Aotearoa New Zealand.
E tuwhera ana te wharetoi i kā rā e 7 o te wiki, 10am - 5pm
Ka tuwhera ki te 9pm i kā pō Wenerei
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Uruka utukore, ahokore utukore
Free entry, free wifi
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Bonne Fête!
Links between our collection and France are numerous and, for once, not in the least contrived.
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Homer>Chapman> Keats>Parekowhai
For the record, here is the text of the poem by John Keats (1795-1821), written in 1816, entitled On first looking into Chapman's Homer.
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Independence day
Just another day here in New Zealand, but the number one holiday in the United States.
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Birthday feast
Media professionals that we are, when copy dries up, we turn to Wikipedia for inspiration.
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High drama
Portraits of former Chief Justices of New Zealand hang in the No 1 courtroom at the Wellington High Court.