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Polly Catlin-Maybury on 31 March 2010
From Friday 16 April – Sunday 25 April war era music will be heard in the library and there will be digital and artefact displays of images and memorabilia.
ANZAC events taking place at Puke Ariki
7.30pm Wednesday 21 April – City Sounds Choir (New Plymouth Choir)
40 singers sing war songs.
Level 1, Puke Ariki Library
Featuring Peter Galvin on the piano accordion and conducted by...
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Polly Catlin-Maybury on 31 March 2010
Expressed through photography and film, Face Value conveys the universal intimacy of Māori facial moko (tattoo) through six personal stories.
Face Value compels us to be drawn into the everyday space and profound moments before, during, and after the intensely personal process of tā moko.
The scenes are of real people in their homes, familiar spaces, both indoors and outdoors: we experience the...
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Polly Catlin-Maybury on 23 March 2010
As part of an upgrade of NPDC computer systems, the Puke Ariki website will be available only intermittently between 9pm and 3am on 24 March (Wednesday).
Puke Ariki apologises for the disruption to www.pukeariki.com but assures that full service will be resumed by Thursday morning.
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Polly Catlin-Maybury on 11 March 2010
Puke Ariki’s latest exhibition Taranaki Wars 1860 – 2010: Our Legacy – Our Challenge opens on 17 March – a historic day in the history of both Taranaki and the nation.
Events marking the opening start on Tuesday 16 March and take place throughout the day on Wednesday 17 March at Puke Ariki, To Kōhia and Kairau Marae, Brixton.
For more information about the planned events, or to...
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Polly Catlin-Maybury on 09 March 2010
Puke Ariki's North Wing, including the i-SITE, will have reduced opening hours on 17 March, from 11am - 4pm.
This is due to the opening events of our latest exhibition Taranaki War 1860 - 2010: Our Legacy - Our Challenge.
Members of the public are welcome to join the opening celebrations at 10 am on Puke Ariki landing.
Puke Ariki Library, in the South Wing, will be open as normal.
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Polly Catlin-Maybury on 04 March 2010
Puke Ariki Library will be closed on Monday 8 March for Taranaki Anniversary Day.
Puke Ariki Museum and i-SITE will be open 9am - 5pm and Richmond Cottage will be open 11am - 3.30pm.
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Susette Goldsmith on 24 February 2010
The latest exhibition at Puke Ariki in New Plymouth has been 150 years in the making and is probably the most important ever shown.
“If in your lifetime you only come once to Puke Ariki, then I hope it is this exhibition that you see,” Manager Puke Ariki, Bill Macnaught, says. “We want it to provoke debate and discussion and to improve our understanding of Taranaki’s place in the history...
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Polly Catlin-Maybury on 17 February 2010
More than 20,000 people can’t be wrong – Taranaki Fortunes is an exhibition not to be missed!
Don’t miss out – this is the last weekend of the popular Taranaki Fortunes: lost and won exhibition at Puke Ariki!
The doors close on the exhibition on Sunday (February 21) at 5pm so hurry along and discover the resourcefulness, doggedness and ingenuity that Taranaki people have...
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Polly Catlin-Maybury on 16 February 2010
Creative sustainability in Taranaki has received a $300,000 commitment from Shell Exploration NZ, in partnership with Puke Ariki.
The three year commitment has been made to the highly successful 60 Springs project which provides opportunities that inspire young people to develop innovative solutions towards a sustainable Taranaki.
Head of Shell New Zealand, Rob Jager, said; “The...
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Polly Catlin-Maybury on 11 February 2010
A Kava Ceremony is being held on Level 1 at Puke Ariki on February 17th to mark the opening of a Fijian display.
Fijian ethnic treasures, traditional costumes and much more will be on display until the end of March.
It has been organised as part of the Community Languages programme which aims to develop a better understanding of the different cultures and groups living in Taranaki.
All are...
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