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SO U T H LAND H ERI TAG E MONTH ! are e w o h ing w t a r b e l Ce
MARCH 2013
W EL CO M E T O S O U T H L A N D H ER I TAG E M O N T H
MARCH 2013
This is Southland’s first ever Heritage Month; a special opportunity to celebrate our proud heritage and identity. It is my pleasure to welcome you - participants and visitors alike - and to wish you great enjoyment from a month that brings together so many aspects of our past. By celebrating them, we keep them alive for the benefit of our children and grandchildren.
Frana Cardno Mayor, Southland District Council
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AN INTRODUCTION
‘Heritage’ includes all those things inherited from the past that we wish to pass on to future generations. They define who we are: our culture and character, our communities and people. So, Heritage Month brings together a vibrant mix of activities - from Southland’s rural traditions to a celebration of our cultural identity, special places, landscapes, buildings and gardens, foods, art, stories, skills and practices. This month realises the vision of many passionate heritage people. But it was made possible only by a groundswell of community support from Southland funders, local government and others who believe that recognising Southland’s heritage is an investment in our future. Cathy Macfie Chairwoman, Southland Rural Heritage Trust
Heritage Month Launch
In conjunction with the Southland A&P Association join us for drinks and light refreshments to launch Southland’s first Heritage Month on the eve of the annual A&P Show. An evening of entertainment, celebration, and networking.
Friday 1st March, 6pm Donovan Park, Invercargill $15.00 per person RSVP by Tuesday 26th February Tickets and RSVP can be made at the Invercargill Environment Centre, 67 Glengarry Crescent, Glengarry, Invercargill. Phone: 03 218-4404
M A K E & C R E AT E –
My Heritage , My Culture
Boat on slip. Collection of Southland Museum & Art Gallery
Design a poster or 3-dimensional model reflecting ‘My Heritage My Culture’. Entries will be displayed at this year’s Southland A&P Show at Donovan Park and then distributed around shop and business during Heritage Month. Individual Section: Group Section:
1 - 18 years School or Community groups
Entry Forms available from Schools, Invercargill City Library and Invercargill iSITE at Southland Museum & Art Gallery. Entries to be submitted to Invercargill City Library by Tuesday 26th February 2013. For further information contact Fiona Forrest, Phone: 027 951 6732 3
Calendar of Events
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MONDAY MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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Queens Park. Collection of Southland Museum & Art Gallery
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THURSDAY
8
FRIDAY
pg 8
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening Heritage Community Get-together Drinks
Wendon Valley Picnic
pg 9 pg 23
pg 9
Te karanga o te titi - The Call of the Titi
pg 10
NZ Society of Geneaology, Gore Branch Open Day
pg 23
Fun Skills From the Past
pg 11
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SATURDAY
pg 23
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SUNDAY
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
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MONDAY
SBS Bank Southland A & P Show
pg 6
West Otago Cavalcade 2013
pg 6
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TUESDAY
Memory Lane - Stories of growing up in Southland
pg 11
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
pg 7
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WEDNESDAY
In the Footsteps of Pioneers
Flood of the Century - The deluge of 1913
pg 23
ALL OF MARCH
Heritage Dining Experiences, Vibrant Restaurants
pg 23
150 Years of The Southland Times
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FRIDAY
2
SATURDAY
3
SUNDAY
4
WEDNESDAY
Invercargill City History Walking Tours - Dee St
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THURSDAY
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
Invercargill City History Walking Tour - Tay St
pg 8
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FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
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MONDAY
19
TUESDAY
20
WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
22
FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
Waipapa Point and South Catlins Heritage Bus Tour
pg 14
Southland Gardens to Visit
pg 15
Multicultural Food Festival
pg 15
A Cry too Far From Heaven
pg 16
Southland Gardens to Visit
pg 15
Southern Farmers Market Invercargill City History Walking Tour - Cenotaph & Surrounds
SUNDAY
pg 17
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MONDAY
pg 8
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
29
FRIDAY
30
SATURDAY
31
SUNDAY
pg 9
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
pg 17
Thornbury Vintage Tractor Museum Presents: Haymaking through the Ages
pg 18
Templeton Flax Mill Open Day
pg 19
Heritage Harvest Festival
pg 19
Western Southland Weekend
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Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
Hokonui Moonshine Festival
Western Southland Weekend
pg 9
Thornbury Vintage Tractor Museum Presents: Haymaking through the Ages
pg 18
Heritage Harvest Festival
pg 19
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
Te Anau Milford Bus Tour
pg 20
Island Focus - Rakiura Photographic Exhibition
pg 21
Riverton Races
pg 21
Hokonui Pioneer Park - Walking in the Boots of Mine
pg 22 5
S B S BA N K S O U T H L A N D A & P S H OW Sponsored by SBS Bank A great family fun day out featuring a huge range of exhibits including sheep, beef, dairy, equestrian, and creative works. Kids are encouraged to join in with our Creative Kids section and the Boys & Girls Pet section. Plenty of live entertainment as well as live wood-chopping, trade sites, and craft stalls. Heritage events include Bain McLeod’s sheaf tossing competition, petting zoo, traditional blacksmith & farrier, and steam engines. WHEN
Saturday 2nd March
TIME
8:30am - 5:00pm
WHERE
Donovan Park, Bainfield Road, Invercargill
TICKET INFO
On the day gate sales Free car parking available at Donovan Park
OTHER
www.southlandapshow.co.nz
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W ES T O TAG O CAVA L CA D E 2013
“Panning the Pomahaka”
Presented by West Otago Cavalcade 2013 Committee
Every year in February, the Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust organise the Cavalcade, which consists of horse riders, walkers and some wagons traversing Otago and Southland, discovering some of the paths and routes taken by the gold prospectors over 100 years ago. WHEN
Saturday 2nd March
TIME
Day activities: 10am - 4pm Evening Meal and Hoe-down: 6pm till late
WHERE
West Otago A&P Showgrounds, Tapanui
TICKET INFO $5.00 per person, $2.00 school children, pre-school children free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate on the day or from Gloria Hutcheon. Phone: 03 204-0846. Email:
[email protected] OTHER More info go to: www.cavalcade.co.nz or www.cavalcadehosttown.wordpress.com Sponsored by the Clutha District Council and Mataura Licensing Trust
I N T H E F O O T S T EP S O F P I O N EER S WHEN
Sunday 3rd March
TIME
12:30pm - 4:30pm
WHERE
Start: Station Street, Invercargill Finish: Clark Road, Greenhills
TICKET INFO Bookings to be made with Lloyd Esler by 24th February. Phone: 03 213-0404 Email:
[email protected] Map of route and points of interest will be provided. OTHER
Walkers will need to be able to walk 3-4 hours comfortably. Please bring food and drink, hat, coat, warm clothes, and sunblock.
Bush Hotel. Collection of Southland Museum & Art Gallery
A guided hike with Cr Lloyd Esler from Invercargill to Greenhills retracing the footsteps of Southland pioneers. The walk will take participants from Station Street following the edge of the estuary and through the Mokomoko Inlet ending at Clark Road. Walkers can expect to get wet up to the knees possibly deeper, as they walk through two channels.
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I N V ERCA RG I LL C I T Y WA LK S WHEN Monday 4th March - Dee St Tour, 6:30pm Monday 11th March - Tay St Tour, 6:30pm Monday 18th & 25th March - Cenotaph & Surrounds Tour, 6:30pm WHERE
For Dee and Tay St Tours: Meet at the corner of Dee St and The Crescent - outside Quest Apartments.
For Cenotaph Tours: Meet at the Cenotaph, corner of Gala St and Dee St.
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Information leaflets will be provided. Tours will last approximately 1 hour.
Dee St, 1930s. Collection of Southland Museum & Art Gallery
Join our experts on a walking tour of Invercargills historical architecture and explore the heritage behind them; discover the stories that have shaped the look and feel of our regional city. Enjoy an informative evening stroll with guides Mick Hesselin and Cr Lloyd Esler.
S O U T H L A N D ’ S R E C EN T PA S T –
Lunchtime Film Screening
W EN D O N VA LLE Y P I C N I C A gathering of people connected to Wendon Valley in any way - and friends near and far, and anyone just curious. An afternoon of games, feasting on local wild food, music and dance. Wendon Valley stories from the oral history project and old photos in the Heritage Tent. The Wendon Valley Picnic used to be a popular outing 100 years ago but it hasn’t been held since the early 1950’s. We’re reviving it, for fun.
Presented by the Southland Museum & Art Gallery A compilation of southern made films featuring aspects of rural life, fun pastimes, family holidays and assorted events from 1950’s to 1970’s. Bring your lunch and have a stroll down memory lane.
WHEN
Saturday 9th March
TIME Start: 12:00pm Finishes: 6:00pm
WHEN
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in March
TIME
12:15 - 12:45pm
WHERE The Old Church Corner, Wendon Valley, Waikaka, Eastern Southland
WHERE
Southland Museum & Art Gallery - AV Theatre
TICKET INFO
TICKET INFO
Free. Bring your lunch.
OTHER
www.southlandmuseum.com
OTHER Bring a smile, a story, a question, and some money to buy food.
Free
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TE KARANGA O TE TITI -
The Call of the Titi WHEN
Saturday 9th March
TIME
1pm - 4pm
WHERE
Southland Museum & Art Gallery
TICKET INFO Places are limited, booking advisable through the Invercargill Environment Centre. Afternoon tea can be purchased from the Museum Café.
OTHER Sponsored by the Southland Museum & Art Gallery
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John Kaiporohu Bragg Tia Island, 1920. Courtesy of Rakiura Museum
Presented by Oraka-Aparima Runaka and Awarua Runaka For hundreds of years Maori have made the annual journey to the Titi Islands off the coast of Stewart Island/Rakiura to harvest young birds before they leave their burrows. As this year’s season approaches, mutton birders explain what the tradition means to their families; the significance of recent titi research for both birders and scientists; and how the traditional art of making ‘poha’ containers made from kelp and totara bark - is kept alive.
F U N S K I LL S F RO M T H E PA S T
M EM O RY L A N E -
Stories of growing up in Southland
Courtesy of Southland Museum & Art Gallery
With Lloyd Esler Join in the fun of old games, traditional crafts, treasure hunts, and short nature walks. Bring a picnic, a fun day out for all the family. WHEN
Sunday 10th March
TIME
9:30am - 3:00pm
WHERE
Thompsons Bush, Queens Drive, Invercargill
TICKET INFO
Entry $1.00 Contact: Fiona Forrest 03 213-0994
OTHER
Bring your lunch and warm clothes according to weather conditions. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Courtesy of Southland Museum & Art Gallery
The Southland Oral History Project presents a journey down Memory Lane to listen to stories about what it was like growing up in Southland in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Hear audio extracts from the Project’s growing collection of Oral History interviews with Southlanders as well as hear stories from people who undertake the interviews. WHEN
Tuesday 12th March
TIME
1-2pm and 6-7pm
WHERE
Invercargill City Public Library Meeting Room
TICKET INFO
Gold coin donation
OTHER
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What ’s on in your region
E A S T ER N S O U T H L A N D West Otago Cavalcade 2013 Wendon Valley Picnic
I N V ERCA RG I LL SBS Bank Southland A & P Show
pg 6
In the Footsteps of Pioneers
pg 7
Invercargill City History Walking Tours
pg 8
Southland’s Recent Past - Lunchtime Film Screening
pg 9
Te karanga o te titi - The Call of the Titi
pg 10
Fun Skills From the Past
pg 11
Memory Lane - Stories of growing up in Southland
pg 11
Southland Gardens to Visit
pg 15
Multicultural Food Festival
pg 15
A Cry too Far From Heaven
pg 16
Southern Farmers Market
pg 17
Heritage Dining Experiences, Vibrant Restaurants
pg 23
150 Years of The Southland Times
pg 23
Heritage Community Get-together Drinks
pg 23
pg 6 pg 9
Hokonui Moonshine Festival
pg 17
Flood of the Century - The deluge of 1913
pg 22
Hokonui Pioneer Park - Walking in the Boots of Mine
NZ Society of Geneaology, Gore Branch Open Day
W ES T ER N S O U T H L A N D
pg 22 pg 23
Thornbury Vintage Tractor Museum Presents: Haymaking through the Ages
pg 18
Heritage Harvest Festival
pg 19
Templeton Flax Mill Open Day
pg 19
Riverton Races
pg 21
F I O R D L A N D / T E A N AU
Te Anau - Milford Bus Tour
CAT LI N S
Waipapa Point and South Catlins Heritage Bus Tour
S T EWA RT I S L A N D
Island Focus - Rakiura Photographic Exhibition
pg 20
pg 14
pg 21 13
WA I PA PA P O I N T A N D S O U T H CAT LI N S H ER I TAG E B U S T O U R WHEN
Saturday 16th March
TIME
9:00am - finishes approximately 4:30pm
WHERE
Bus starts from and returns to Feldwick Gates, Queens Park, Invercargill
TICKET INFO $20.00 per person To be purchased from the Invercargill Environment Centre, 67 Glengarry Crescent, Glengarry, Invercargill. Phone: 03 218-4404 Lunch at Niagara Café, choose from a set menu when you book for $15.00 OTHER 14
Please bring snacks and drinks, and lunch if not eating at Niagara Café. Sensible footwear and clothing appropriate to the weather forecast.
Waipapa Point Lighthouse. Courtesy of Kylie Farrelly
Presented by the Southland Rural Heritage Trust in conjunction with the Department of Conservation and South Catlins Promotions An action-packed day accompanied by knowledgeable guides including the rare opportunity to climb to the top of historic Waipapa Point lighthouse, built in response to the loss of SS Tararaua in 1881; (New Zealand’s worst civilian shipwreck). Expect encounters with sealions and other wildlife here and at Curio Bay. After an (optional) lunch stop at historic Niagara Café, there will be time to visit the iconic Waikawa Museum.
S O U T H L A N D G A R D EN S T O V I S I T
M U LT I C U LT U R A L F O O D F ES T I VA L
Southland Gardens to Visit website highlights 17 gardens to visit. There is a range of private gardens showcasing beautiful flora, dazzling colours, seductive scents and superb seasonal shows. There’s one to match your every mood and interest: grand and historic, exotic and informal, peaceful country gardens, small and delightful. This weekend the gardens are open without an appointment. Sue Cross will demonstrate the old methods of how to make your own chutneys and jams at Folster Gardens.
Largest opportunity in Southland for Kiwis and people of all ethnicities to mix and mingle and enjoy the cuisine of the various cultures that makes up our region. Live entertainment from various ethnic groups and a large selection of food stalls for dine in or takeaway gastronomic experiences. Come along with your friends and family to experience and taste our ethnic diversity. WHEN
Saturday 16th March
WHEN
Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March
TIME
10am - 5pm
TIME
10:30am - 3:00pm Official opening: 11:00am
WHERE
Go to www.southlandgardens.co.nz to find locations and plan your itinerary
WHERE
James Hargest Senior College Gymnasium, 288 Layard St, Invercargill
TICKET INFO
Cost varies between gardens
TICKET INFO
Free. Please note: no EFTPOS available so please bring cash to purchase from food stalls.
OTHER
Sue Cross will be demonstrating at Folster Gardens on Saturday 16th from 1:30 - 4:30pm. Cost is $5.00 per person.
OTHER
www.multinations.co.nz Sponsored by: The Southland Times, ILT Foundation, NZ Lottery Grants Board, Southland Settlement Support. 15
A C RY T O O FA R F RO M H E AV EN WHEN
Saturday 16th March
TIME
4pm and 7:30pm (50 minutes duration)
WHERE
Repertory House, Corner of Esk & Jed Streets, Invercargill
TICKET INFO $18.00 each, available by emailing
[email protected] OTHER The play focuses on executions so parental guidance is advised. Suitable for 12 years and over. Website: www.inverstheatre.com 16
Tomorrow two New Zealanders will die for their crimes. Minnie Dean, Winton’s infamous baby farmer and Victor Spencer, World War I deserter, await execution. Back by popular demand since its appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the play, written by Angela Newell, Jade Gillies and Lizzie Dawson has been reworked by the company. It features Jade Gillies, Lizzie Dawson and introduces Hamish McGregor as Lewis. “Well-written... confidently acted... a thought provoking 50 minutes” (The Scotsman). “Spectacular performances” (Three Weeks).
S O U T H ER N FA R M ER S M A R K E T
H O KO N U I M O O N S H I N E F ES T I VA L
A full market with stalls offering a range of products from cupcakes, bread to wild venison and fresh fish. Seasonal produce such as orchard fresh fruit, farm fresh vegetables and cut flowers also available. This special Heritage Month Farmers Market will have a historical flavour including various demonstrations of old style food production and processing as well as our regular stall holders with a heritage look.
New Zealand’s only boutique whiskey festival - featuring local heritage food stalls, Monteiths craft beer, and Hokonui Whiskey. Lovers of southern cuisine, fine wine, beer and whiskey will be treated to an outdoor event focused on the legend of ‘Hokonui Moonshine’. Featured entertainment: OPSHOP and ANNAH MAC with The Craig Adams Band & Jody Direen.
WHEN
Sunday 17th March
TIME
9:30am - 12:30pm
WHERE
Southland Boys High School, 181 Herbert St, Invercargill
TICKET INFO
Free of charge
WHEN
TIME WHERE
TICKET INFO OTHER
Saturday 23rd March
12pm - 6pm Southern Field Days Site, Waimumu (12km from Gore)
Online Tickets $45.00 Gate Sales: $55.00 www.hokonuimoonshinefest.co.nz Enquiries: 03 208-9907
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W ES T ER N S O U T H L A N D W EEK EN D
Thornbury Vintage Tractor Museum Presents: Haymaking through the Ages
WHEN
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March
TIME
10am - 4pm
WHERE 58 Foster Road, Thornbury The Thornbury Vintage Tractor Club is situated at Thornbury , just off State Highway 99, (Southern Scenic Route) on the Riverton-Aparima Heritage Trail. TICKET INFO $5.00 Adult Children free OTHER 18
Phone: 03 2348-201
Templeton Flax Mill. Collection of Southland Museum & Art Gallery
The Thornbury Vintage Tractor and Implement Club Inc is the oldest vintage tractor club in New Zealand formed over 50 years ago by the foresight of three gentlemen, following the recovery and subsequent restoration of a 1914 Avery tractor. This tractor is proudly displayed and is the flagship of the club. Practical demonstrations of various haymaking methods used through the ages will take place in the adjoining paddock throughout the weekend.
W ES T ER N S O U T H L A N D W EEK EN D Templeton Flax Mill Open Day
W ES T ER N S O U T H L A N D W EEK EN D Heritage Harvest Festival
Come view and experience live machinery demonstrations of flax fibre stripping and scotching processing at New Zealand’s only authentic working flax mill, operating at its original 1911-1972 mill site.
Presented by South Coast Environment Society An educational weekend of displays, workshops and family fun, all themed on heritage fruit and veges; how to choose them, grow them, harvest them and preserve them. Workshops on seed saving, cider making, preserving fruit, propagating berries, what to plant in autumn etc. Pot luck Traditional Heritage Feast Saturday night from 7pm. Bring along examples from your own harvest and be part of a great weekend.
WHEN
Saturday 23rd March
TIME 1pm - 4:15pm Live demonstrations starting at 1:15pm, 2:00pm, 2:45pm and 3:30pm. Numbers restricted to maximum of 60 per demonstration. WHERE
Templeton Road, Otaitai Bush - 3km north of Riverton. Look out for AA Flax Mill sign on the Riverton-Wallacetown Highway, just before Riverton Racecourse. Turn off onto Otaitai Bush Road, and then turn right onto Templeton Road following signs towards Otaitai Beach.
TICKET INFO
Admission: $5.00 per adult or $10.00 per car (with 2 or more visitors), children free
OTHER
Phone: 03 2348-463 Email:
[email protected]
WHEN
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March
TIME
9:30am - 4:30pm
WHERE
Aparima College Hall, 33 Leader St, Riverton
TICKET INFO Entry: gold coin donation Workshops: $7.50 each or 4 for $25.00 Heritage Harvest Feast (Pot-luck): $2-$5 per family OTHER
Full list of workshops and activities at: Phone: 03 2348-717 Website: www.sces.org.nz 19
T E A N AU - M I LF O R D BUS TOUR WHEN
Saturday 30th March
TIME
8am - 6pm
WHERE Bus leaves from Te Anau Community Centre Car Park TICKET INFO $35.00 per person - payment on arrival Bookings essential and can be made at Fiordland National Park Visitors Centre, Lakefront Drive, Te Anau. Phone: 03 249-7924 OTHER Participants to provide their own lunch. General street fitness required for all site visits except the Hollyford Powerhouse which has a steep decent and an uneven rocky climb out. Option available to sit this particular site visit out. 20
A guided bus tour through the historical sites of Milford Sound and Te Anau, an interesting and spectacular day excursion. Guided with a full commentary by local historian Ken Bradley, the tour leaves Te Anau and heads straight to Milford Sound. After taking in Milford’s historic sites, the tour then heads back with stops along the Milford Road highlighting work and life in the depression-era road construction camps and pioneer walking track construction. A must-do adventure for heritage enthusiasts.
ISLAND FOCUS
Rakiura Photographic Exhibition Presented by the Rakiura Museum Trust An exhibition of historic and iconic photographs and film of Stewart Island/Rakiura from the Museums collection. Copies of the earliest photographs on record and of scenes detailing the development of various industries famous identities and iconic scenery will be displayed. WHEN
Official opening: Saturday 30th March Exhibition: Sunday 31st March, 10am-4pm; Monday 1st April, 10am-12pm TIME
7:30 - 9:30pm
WHERE
Stewart Island Community Centre, Ayr Street, Oban
TICKET INFO
Official opening: $10.00 (adult), $5.00 (child) Exhibition: Gold coin donation
OTHER
Contact: 03 219-1221
R I V ERT O N R AC ES
Courtesy of Southland Museum & Art Gallery
Presented by Gallop South Riverton Racing Club’s rich racing history comes together for the Annual Riverton Cup this year with a heritage flavour. Includes ‘Fashion in the Field’ featuring fashions of yester-year, exhibition historic racing memorabilia and members in period costume. WHEN
Saturday 30th March
TIME
Approximately 12pm - 5pm
WHERE
Riverton Racecourse
TICKET INFO
Adult $10.00 - Children Under 18 years Free
OTHER
www.gallopsouth.co.nz 21
H O KO N U I P I O N EER PA R K –
Walking in the Boots of Mine
Presented by the Hokonui Pioneer Park Committee Opening a new display: ‘Boot-making and Repair Equipment’ of the late Alister Thompson from Mataura. Incorporates an on-site farrier to shoe horses throughout the day and the functional blacksmith’s workshop. All buildings within the Pioneer Park will be open and displays of working stationary motors, sewing and spinning. WHEN
Sunday 31st March
TIME
11am – 3pm
WHERE
Hokonui Pioneer Park, Waimea St, Gore
TICKET INFO
Free, raffles and donations accepted
OTHER
Picnic-in-the-Park by the wildlife park. Wear early pioneer clothing, prizes for best dressed.
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F L O O D O F T H E C EN T U RY –
The deluge of 1913
Presented by Gore Historical Museum Gore will mark the 100th anniversary of the devastating flood that swept through the town’s business district and low-lying residences with a captivating static street display. Building up behind rail lines, the Mataura River burst through causing a rapid and unexpected rise of water in the early hours of Saturday 29th March 1913. Enter Gore’s CBD and discover how high the water reached, images of the day and the stories of the townspeople in 1913. WHEN
All of March
WHERE
Gore CBD
OTHER
www.gorenz.com
Heritage Community Get-together Drinks - Friday 8th March, 5pm - 6:30pm Come and join your heritage community colleagues for a bit of a natter about what projects are on, ways you can help each other , and general heritage talk. Paddington Arms, Bainfield Road. NZ Society of Genealogy, Gore Branch Open Day - Saturday 9th March, 10am - 4pm Guest Speaker: Heather Bray - NZSG Educational Officer, will speak on ‘Irish Research and Searching your Female line’ from 11am - 2pm. $10 for full day, coffee & tea provided, bring your own lunch. NZSG Resources - local family and district histories, marriage index 1836-1956m NZ Burial locator, indexed Southland Times death notices from 1974-2011, Birth, Marriage & Death indexes, Ancestry. com.
Heritage Dining Experiences, Vibrant Restaurants - All of March During Heritage Month Invercargill’s Vibrant Restaurants will be offering heritage inspired menus and dining experiences. Participating Restaurants: The Rocks Café, Buster Crabb, Duo Restaurant, First in Windsor, Ziff ’s Café & Bar, Eat, Magpie, Elegance at 148 on Elles, HMS Kings Seafood & Steak Bar, Zookeepers Café, Louies Restaurant & Bar, Paddington Arms. 150 years of The Southland Times - All of March Presented by the Southland Museum & Art Gallery, an exhibition celebrating 150 years of The Southland Times in print.
67 Glengarry Crescent, Glengarry, Invercargill Email
[email protected] Website www.iec.org.nz Phone 03 218 - 4404 Hours Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm
The Invercargill Environment Centre is a local non profit organisation that promotes environmental awareness and action throughout Southland. We would like to thank them for generously offering to be the booking and ticketing office for many Southland Heritage Month events.
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PROUDLY SPONSORED BY SOUTHLAND REGIONAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE
Cover Image credit: Line of harvest workers. Collection of Southland Museum & Art Gallery
Design by Jane Watkinson
