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Press Release – Auckland Art Gallery Made from hundreds of shimmering crystals, a 10-metre-high waka by artist Reuben Paterson will be revealed at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki on Thursday 17 June. Image credit: Reuben Paterson at his studio, 2021. Photo: Jennifer French Commissioned by Auckland Art Gallery and Edmiston Trust, Reuben Paterson has created the major new sculpture that will rise vertically out of the Gallery’s forecourt pool. Paterson (Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāi Tūhoe, Tūh...

Image credit: Reuben Paterson at his studio, 2021. Photo: Jennifer French Commissioned by Auckland Art Gallery and Edmiston Trust, Reuben Paterson has created the major new sculpture that will rise vertically out of the Gallery’s forecourt pool. Paterson (Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāi Tūhoe, Tūhourangi) says the sculpture, made of 611 iridescent crystals, navigates a spectacular journey from Papatūānuku into the embrace of Ranginui and will cast a galaxy of stars over the pool. ‘As the crysta...

Press Release – Auckland Art Gallery Made from hundreds of shimmering crystals, a 10-metre-high waka by artist Reuben Paterson will be revealed at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tmaki on Thursday 17 June.

SUPPLIED Play_station is currently showing Learner Lover, a sculptural exhibition responding to breakups, Aotearoa’s waterways and regeneration by Whanganui-based artist Ming Ranginui. In Pōneke’s CBD there are two contemporary art spaces that exist out of our eye-line. Play_station and MEANWHILE are volunteer-led artist-run galleries and studio spaces that have expanded and diversified our art scene for several years now. While they might take more time to find (up staircases or by elevat...

Suburb Spotlight: Should Greerton change its name? Prominent figure thinks yes 2 May, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read A view up Chadwick St in the suburb of Greerton. Photo / George Novak A prominent Greerton figure is calling for the Tauranga suburbs name to be changed but not everyone agrees. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Greer, a commander of the British forces during the Tauranga Campaign in early 1864. The campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict as...

Suburb Spotlight: Should Greerton change its name? Prominent figure thinks yes 2 May, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read A view up Chadwick St in the suburb of Greerton. Photo / George Novak A prominent Greerton figure is calling for the suburbs name to be changed but not everyone agrees. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Greer, a commander of the British forces during the Tauranga Campaign in early 1864. The campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict as part of ...

Shea DHB top role partnership in action 16 Apr 2021 09:39 AM More Related Stories Related Podcast Sharon Shea from Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāi Te Rangi has been named the first Māori chair of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. Ms Shea, who is from the Borrell and Tangitu whānau, has a first-class honours degree in comparative social policy from Oxford University in the UK and has worked in the health sector for 25 years. She has been acting chair of the board since March 2020, when...

Sharon Shea Minister of Health Hon Andrew Little confirmed Sharon’s appointment on Tuesday (13 April) along with those of Deputy Chair Geoff Esterman and new Board member Wayne Williams. The appointments are effective for the period 13 April 2021 to 5 December 2022. “It’s a privilege to be appointed the permanent Chair and I am totally committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of everyone in the Bay is improved,” Sharon said. “I feel honoured to bring a tangata whenua perspective...

Sharon Shea announced as first Māori chairperson of Bay of Plenty District Health Board 15 Apr, 2021 02:05 AM 5 minutes to read Sharon Shea was named as the first permanent Māori chairperson of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. Photo / Supplied Sharon Shea was named as the first permanent Māori chairperson of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. Photo / Supplied Rotorua Daily Post By: Supplied content Sharon Shea says she is proud and honoured to be named as the first permanent ...

Sharon Shea announced as first Maori Board Chair of Bay of Plenty District Health Board 15 Apr 2021 14:30 PM Author: Bay of Plenty District Health Board Sharon Shea - Photo image supplied; BOPDHB More Related Stories Media Release Sharon Shea says she is proud and honoured to be named as the first ever permanent Māori Board Chair of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB), calling it an important signpost for the community. Minister of Health Hon Andrew Little confirmed Shar...