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Visitors to the studio
As the season turns the flow of visitors to the studio seems to increase. Māwhera Greymouth is at the end of the rail trip from Christchurch Ōtautahi over Arthur’s Pass…
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Open Studio weekend
The first Open Studio event is happening at the end of this month in Grey District. Over the weekend of March 29th and 30th, studios across the area will be…
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Democracy the Oromo way
The Oromo people of Ethiopia and Northern Kenya have a unique democracy, Gadaa, that has existed for centuries. Every eight years new leaders are chosen by consensus from the men…
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What is on the playlist
This week the playlist has been curated with:
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Maoriland
In the early years of the twentieth century New Zealand was marketed as a tourist destination as “Maoriland”. Maoriland… the term suggested travel and the romance of distance. It was…
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Remembering conflict
An ongoing exhibition in Ulster, Northern Ireland, is about the textiles that memorialise conflict. Threads of Empowerment: Conflict Textiles’ International Journey brings together 29 pieces from across the globe, some…
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This week’s playlist
Each week a playlist of music and sound is curated to go along with the blog entries. Each of the tracks has something to do with the blog although sometimes…
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Making yarn – a start
The wool industry of Aotearoa New Zealand has been declining, at least where what is termed “strong wool” is concerned. Strong wool is the wool that is not “fine”. In…
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The New Zealand Gown of the Year
Between 1960 and 1964, in the Spring of the year, a trail of silver caravans travelled across New Zealand on behalf of “gaiety and glitter, chandeliers and champagne”. The New…
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What’s on the playlist?
This week’s Spotify tracks are: Aboriginal Lullaby by Basque Brandt and Maryasque together make Basque, a New York duo that formed in the 1990s. This song appears to be a…
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