June 18, 2020

What we cast aside: Mystical sculptures cast from everyday clutter

Mystical and delicately balanced sculptures cast from the debris of our daily lives feature in a new exhibition by Bekah Carran (Te Ati Awa, Taranaki) at The Dowse Art Museum, opening 20 June. And we look and comb our hair is a solo show by the Ōtepoti Dunedin-based artist, and includes detailed new artworks cast […]

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June 17, 2020

Journey into Maramataka with Nikau Hindin at The Dowse

Intricate star maps painted on hand-beaten aute (Māori barkcloth) feature in Kōkōrangi ki Kōkōwai, a major solo show by artist Nikau Hindin (Ngai Tūpoto, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) opening at The Dowse Art Museum on Saturday 20 June 2020. Open during Matariki, Kōkōrangi ki Kōkōwai is Hindin’s journey in understanding Maramataka (the Māori lunar calendar), through […]

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June 12, 2020

Greenhouse gases down but more work to do

A new report shows that gross greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are down by 11% across Lower Hutt and there has been a 19% drop in emissions on a per capita basis. The report by infrastructure firm AECOM covers 2001 to 2019 and was commissioned as part of a region-wide assessment of GHG emissions. Increased GHG […]

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