Tag: travel

  • The Shetland Victory

    The Shetland Victory

    You may be familiar with the song “Run Rabbit Run” but you might not be aware of the Shetland connection. This story on the BBC news site tells of how the song was popularised by a rabbit in Shetland after a German bombing raid on Sullom Voe. A few years ago a small cartoon entered…

  • The Nature of Textiles – exhibition opening

    The Nature of Textiles – exhibition opening

    (This article was originally published on the 25th September) This Friday saw the opening of The Nature of Textiles exhibition at the Left Bank Gallery in Greymouth Mawhera. The show is a celebration of materials and design that comes from the natural world and there are pieces from around the world on display for a…

  • Dame Ngaio Marsh’s house

    Dame Ngaio Marsh’s house

    A few months back we visited Dame Ngaio Marsh’s recently restored house in Christchurch Otautahi. Each time the mystery writer, theatre director and artist travelled to the UK, she brought back something for the family house, that once was outside of town and surrounded by open land and hills, and so it is filled with…