Double Exhibition Openings this Saturday 2-4pm
Double Exhibition Openings
This Weekend
Saturday 17 July 2-4pm
Summer Shimizu - Organic Wallpaper: “How can we accept that our existence depends on the sacrifices of other living beings?” Summer Shimizu's photographic interest is in the perspective of individuals in relation to wider sociological and ethnic systems.15 - 19 July 2021 in Street Front gallery
Jane Walsh & Darnelle Louie - Chromatic Fields: Chromatic Fields brings together the vivid paintings of local residents Darnelle Louie and Jane Walsh. Their specific use of colour is the most salient unifying thread between the two series of paintings included in this exhibition with their underlying rationale being derived from different wellsprings of memory and nostalgia. 14 - 21 July 2021 in Central Gallery
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.5% Yes
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33.6% Maybe?
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24.9% No
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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