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  • Puhihuia

    The story of Puhihuia and Te Ponga is a 17th Century Māori love story. Mt. Eden, in days long gone by, was called Maungawhau and was the fortified stronghold of…

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  • Wool Day 2024 – Hokitika

    This weekend the Cool Little Town of Hokitika held its Wool Day. The event is held in the Heritage Park near the airport in town. Here there are collections of…

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  • This week’s Spotify playlist

    Each week the blog is accompanied by a Spotify playlist, a curation of music and sound that reflects the articles in the newsletter. To preview the playlist, click on the…

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  • Jacquelyn Fang Greenbank

    Jacquelyn Fang Greenbank is a New Zealand artist who uses materials to explore the complexities of identity and heritage. Jacquelyn is of Chinese and European heritage, and her work often…

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  • Threads of History – an article

    A reader (thank you, Laura) has sent in this fascinating article that describes the work that went into the making of a varafeldur, a Viking cloak woven from the locks…

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  • This week’s Spotify playlist

    Each week a playlist of curated music and sound goes along with the blog. The playlist references articles in the blog and includes pieces from across the globe. Those who…

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  • Tapestry – but not as you know it

    The Dovecot Studio in Edinburgh is currently showing a tapestry at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London’s South Kensington for International Women’s Day. The piece is designed by Christine…

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  • Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea, the most populous of the Pacific islands, the world’s third largest island country and the most linguistically diverse with 839 known languages, boasts rich cultures, some of…

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  • Mun-dirra

    Mun-dirra is a monumental installation of woven panels that draw on the indigenous knowledge and technical proficiency of ten Aboriginal women artists. Mun-dirra means “Fish fence” in Burarra, a local…

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  • How glass beads are changing Australian history

    In 2013 a news report alerted archaeologists, researchers and scientists to an unusual find: glass beads of European origin excavated in the Arnhem Land region of Australia. These beads appear…

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