Arts & Culture
The Star Book Review
‘Always Home, Always Homesick’ By Hannah Kent Hannah Kent is haunted. Not in your traditional sense by a sheet wearing spirit but by…
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Going, going, Gone! Auction for Aratoi
Aratoi is many things – it is a museum of art and history, but it’s also a place that offers insights into…
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Aratoi explores lightand art in Kaleidoscope
A new Aratoi exhibition, Kaleidoscope, explores the relationship between the science of light and art, opens in April. It features Gabby O’Connor’s…
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Pianist returns for Mulled Wine Concert
Highly regarded German pianist Michael Endres will return for a second Mulled Wine Concert in Featherston’s Anzac Hall – the first in…
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Concert series startswith star line-up
The Greytown Music Group’s 2025 concert series opens on 30 March with the Amici Ensemble, led by NZSO associate concertmaster Donald Armstrong.…
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Perception or real asks Aratoi autumn exhibition
With works taken from across the motu, Aratoi’s Autumn exhibition schedule is a nod to the lessons of our past and how…
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The Star Book Review
“Route 52 A Big Lump of Country Unknown” by Simon Burt was launched in the Wairarapa last month to great fanfare and…
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Sheep shearing at Martinborough Library?
Since March 2024, Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art & History has brought interesting pieces from their collection to display in our libraries…
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The Star Book Review
“The Waiting” by Michael Connelly I read a lot. Not as much as some, but I generally always have several books on…
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Unnerving contrasts in Aratoi summer
By Becky Bateman Aratoi’s Summer exhibitions are a riot of colour, but the stories behind these works will surprise and inspire you.…
