By Jane Keig
Stitch 4 Kids NZ is seeking cotton fabric donations for their current project ‘Dresses for Timor-Leste’.
Shortly after moving from Napier to South Wairarapa in 2021, Stitch 4 Kids NZ founder Annie Woodhams was diagnosed with multiple myeloma – a blood cancer. While recovering from chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, Annie was looking for an enjoyable project that was easy to do with her limited energy. … Continue Reading
Conviction By Frank Chalmers
Review, Mike Beckett
The Australian Outback seems to be a favourite setting for crime novels with authors such as Jane Harper, Gary Disher and Chris Hammer providing a feast of excellent who dunnits, you have to wonder if is there room for yet another such author? … Continue Reading
Firstly I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope you had a festive season.
The wet 2022, carried into a wet start for 2023 with Cyclone Hale impacting many parts of the country. Thankfully the South Wairarapa eastern hill country didn’t receive the heavy rainfall that hill country areas east of Masterton or further afield north of Gisborne received. … Continue Reading
With four new exhibitions on, it’s ok to take your time and linger at Aratoi. Stop, pause and have a really good long look.
Julia Teale: Koha- Presenting Plenitud
26 November – 19 February
Julia Teale’s Koha – Presenting Plenitude, presents the viewer with gifts, some found or donated objects, within an ‘architecture’ of painted builder’s scrap. These gifts are assembled to create an exhibition that asks us to appreciate the value in everything that surrounds us, even the most insignificant item, event, or experience. … Continue Reading
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