Michael O' Brien,Oamaru Bookbinder
One of New Zealand's best craftsmen he has won major international awards for his meticulous and imaginative work. He has his bindrery next to Donna Demente's studio in the historical precinct in Oamaru. An almost fanatical believer in William Morris's dream of a fairer and more beautiful world, he and the Wizard have a lot in common.
Michael O'Brien Bookbinder
Michael O'Brien - Oamaru New Zealand
A Step Back In Time
Excellent vignette by members of the New Zealand Broadcasting School on Oamaru's iconoclastic bookbinder, Michael O'Brien.
Director: Moss Bowering-Scott
Research: Libby Dallison
Executive Producers: Richard Bell and Steve Bloxham
Inside Victorian Oamaru Experience New Zealands Past in the Present
Oamaru is the hub of the Waitaki region on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. The region is famed for its dramatic, unspoilt landscape, superb wildlife, renowned Victorian architecture and strong links to New Zealands pioneering past.
Oamaru's Historic Precinct boasts the finest intact Victorian streetscape in the Southern Hemisphere, featuring buildings quarried from local Oamaru stone and now housing traditional trades and craftspeople, restaurants, galleries, a Victorian pub, German bakery, whisky bond store and the famous Penguin Entertainers Club.
Oamaru is also home to the worlds smallest penguin, the Blue Penguin. Visitors can experience the nightly penguin parade as the birds return to their nests from a days fishing just a few metres in front of them.
Dont be fooled by Oamarus laid back pace and natural charm! Its endearingand most importantly, its real!
Auf den Spuren von Dirk Bleyer durch Neuseeland
In Oamaru Neuseeland stossen wir auf Dirk Bleyer beim Bookbinder Michael O'Brien in Oamaru. Mehr über unsere Neuselandreise auf vagabundo-reisen.de
HEARTLAND TOUR
John and National Party MPs in various settings on the South Island during John's 40-city Heartland Tour. Features a short clip from John about the tour and a local media interview filmed in Oamaru.
The Road That Wasn’t There - Christchurch Sat 20 April 2019
The Road That Wasn’t There is a highly polished stunning play that uses shadows puppets and brilliantly charming actors. We had such a great night we just wanted to share a snippet of the play that we recorded and motivate anyone to go and see it if you can in 2019 in New Zealand. It is absolutely worth your time!
Dates left in 2019 are:-
OAMARU
Tues 23 April 6pm
Oamaru Opera House
SOUTHLAND ARTS FESTIVAL
Sat 27 April 6:30pm
SIT Centre Stage, Invercargill
Sun 28 April 6:30pm
Fiordland Events Centre, Te Anau
TAURANGA
Sat 4 May 2pm
Baycourt X-Space
GISBORNE
Tues 7 May 6pm
War Memorial Theatre
NAPIER
Fri 10 - Sat 11 May
1:30 Fri, 2pm & 6:30pm Sat
MTG Theatre
PALMERSTON NORTH
Tues 14 - Wed 15 May
6pm Tues, 1:30pm Wed
Globe Theatre
WHANGANUI
Thu 16 May 6pm
Royal Wanganui Opera House
NEW PLYMOUTH
Sat 18 - Sun 19 May
6pm Sat, 2pm & 5pm Sun
Theatre Royal
HAMILTON
Wed 22 - Thurs 23 May 6pm
The Meteor
It's put on by a company called Trick of the Light
Follow them on Facebook at /trickofthelighttheatre, on Twitter @stagetrick, in Instagram @trickofthelightnz or online at trickofthelight.co.nz
If you trick of the light see this, thank you so so very much for a brilliant and memorable evening! ???????????????????? We just loved it to pieces!
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An Otepopo Wedding
Herbert and Marise get married on the 2/08/08
Oamaru Alma Motel Cottage
ALF's Army vs' The Scary Aliens
On New Years Eve 2007 The ALF's fought The Scary Aliens in a mock battle staged on Oamaru's harbourside park.
This is a fun event and no actual aliens were harmed. Although the ALF's may have had their pride singed by the Heat Rays
Green Arm Strong Arm
This is a short dramatic sf movie I made featuring Steampunked usb thumb drives. These drives are built by Iain Clark at Big Sky Jewellery at Oamaru, New Zealand.
In 925 leavng Oamaru
Locos Dft 7199 and Dc 4876.
Recorded off one of my videos on the tv.
Joel shares learning about Engaging Learning Spaces at St Joseph's, Oamaru
An excerpt from an interview : Deputy Principal Helen Kennedy and colleague Carolyn Williams from Waverly Park school, Invercargill interview Joel about the 'Engaging Learning Spaces' (ELS's) at St Joseph's Oamaru.
Pilsner Urquell NZ - Keepers of the Craft
Czech-brewed Pilsner Urquell is positioned as ‘Keepers of the Craft, true to its heritage. Protecting the integrity of the beer is at the centre of everything the brand does. To support the brand statement in New Zealand, Pead PR worked with recognised ‘Keepers of the Craft’ as the brand’s designated brand luminaries. We identified four Kiwi craftsmen – a chef, a baker, a butcher and a knife maker. We worked collaboratively with the luminaries on a PR campaign and series of events, creating digital content featuring each luminary for use in online channels with a dedicated hashtag to monitor activity. Media and luminaries took a famil trip to Plzen and we embarked on a traditional PR campaign to generate mainstream media coverage, extending it out to additional influencers.
We have continued strategic alignments to craftsmanship by strengthening and broadening luminary relationship including identifying and engaging a barber, glass blower, leather maker and other local artisans.
Elephant Rocks
Let two little Oamaru girls loose in the North Otago countryside and they turn in to a couple of rock climbers. Lovely winters day in the hinterland and Zara and Hana love their first visit to the famous limestone rocks featured in the The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe movie.
Passiton films at Chillawhile Backpackers
Not a boring place to be. Unique characters, a city to discover, peeling off layers by layers.