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Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: Māori Language Week 2017
Monday, 11 September 2017
Tēnā koutou! We’re very excited to celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week 2017. This year’s theme, Kia ora te reo Māori, was chosen to celebrate New Zealand’s indigenous greeting. It was also selected because the words ‘kia ora’ are an exact description of the intent…
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Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga: Tongan Language Week 2017
Sunday, 3 September 2017
Mālō etau lava! Have you been keeping up with us over Pacific Island Language Weeks 2017? This week, we continue our celebrations with Tongan language week. In thinking of this year’s theme, Fakakoloa ‘A Aotearoa ‘Aki ‘Ae Nofo a Kainga – Enriching Aotearoa with Our Family Values, we’ve drawn inspiration…
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What’s On with Rotorua Museum: September – October 2017
Friday, 1 September 2017
Check out about the fantastic new exhibitions and events running in September and October with Rotorua Museum. We are excited to see the Rotorua Museum Art Awards 2017 Exhibition of Finalists open on 9 September so everyone can view the wealth of artistic talent in the Bay of Plenty.
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How to Build a Bath House: designing and building the Rotorua Bath House 1902-1908
Sunday, 13 August 2017
The grand old bathhouse presides over the Government Gardens; its central tower rises out of the ground with its wings outstretched to embrace the surrounding landscape. 109 years ago the designers and architects of the Rotorua Bath House could not have foreseen the extent of discussion, debate and changes to…
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Summers’ Sculptures safely tucked away
Saturday, 12 August 2017
As the Bath House building celebrates its 109th birthday some of its most precious inhabitants have just moved out. The iconic marble sculptures that have been housed at the Bath House building for more than 100 years have been safely moved into storage. The planning around how to safely move…
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Te ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani – Cook Islands Māori Language Week
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Kia ōrāna, This blog is the second in our journey of 2017 Pacific Language Weeks. This week is Cook Islands Māori Language Week and the theme is “`Ei rāvenga nāku i te tuatua i tōku reo Māori Kūki ’Āirani ka anoano au i te turuturu ā tōku ngutu`are tangata `ē…
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Rotorua Museum Art Awards 2017: Entries Closing Soon
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Have you got your entry in for the Rotorua Museum Art Awards? Applications close on 11 August so you’d better be in quick. And to help you find some creative inspiration, we’re taking a look back at some of the winning works from our collection. After a 10 year hiatus,…
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A mystery photographer on the Rotorua tour
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
Rotorua Museum has a collection of about 40 glass plate negatives all taken by an unidentified photographer between January and March 1912. They show groups of tourists, all in their heavy Edwardian clothing in the summer heat. Some are standing on Hinemoa’s Steps taking in the sights of Okere Falls, or…
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Big Red – New Zealand’s endangered Pōhutukawa
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
In 2003 Rotorua Museum opened their exhibition called Big Red – celebrating the pōhutukawa. It marked 11 years of Project Crimson, a community-based project to save the endangered tree. Back then the main dangers for the pōhutukawa were possums and humans. Today Project Crimson is 27 years old, and there…
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What’s on with Rotorua Museum: July – August 2017
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Rotorua Museum is pleased to announce the return of the biennial Art Awards for 2017. The volunteers that provide free ‘outside-the-walls’ guided tours of Government Gardens have just won the Supreme Award at the 2017 Trustpower Rotorua Lakes Community Awards! Our new blog started in May and will explore a wide range of topics from Pacific Island Language Weeks to Tarawera sausages and much more. Events coming up include a talk celebrating Norma Evans, July School Holiday fun for all the family, ukulele workshops and concerts and a call for those with a passion for sewing.
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