Kā Kaupapa o te Wā
What’s On
Taniwha Talks: Artist Kōrero
Join artists Lisa Reihana, Maungarongo Te Kawa, Francine Spencer, Kahurangiariki Smith and Madison Kelly for a lively kōrero.
Whāia te Taniwha Book Launch
Bring your whānau and join the writers of our new pukapuka as they read excerpts from their taniwha tales.
Te Pō Taniwha
It’s party time. Celebrate the opening of Whāia te Taniwha with a night of music and kai.
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
Up and down and up again
While scenes like this – the full-scale Civil Defence occupation of our gallery spaces - are thankfully a distant memory now, this photo does remind me of how disappointing it was to see some excellent shows cut short barely a couple of weeks into their run in February last year.
Architectural renderings
It's difficult not to have one's head filled with buildings right now – and not just because we're working on the edges of the broken town.
Many Happy returns Florence
We wish artist Florence Akins all the very best as she celebrates her 106th year this week.
One way to move a library
It seems likely the Gallery library will have to move as part of fixing up our building.
Wayne’s workshop
Wayne Youle ran a two-day workshop for 25 teenagers over the weekend. Students from an array of local Christchurch secondary schools were challenged to keep up with Wayne's non-stop energy... and to learn creative and design skills.
Diamond that shines
The ruins of Diamond Harbour's Godley House may have finally been removed but the stunning sparkling views out across Lyttelton Harbour remain.