Whangarei’s Town Basin, Marine and Waka and Wave Sculpture by Hatea River, New Zealand
Whangarei’s Town Basin, Marine and Waka and Wave Sculpture by Hatea River, New Zealand
Whangarei Town Basin Sky view
Watch from above the approach to the Marinas in the Town Basin of Whangarei. Thanks to the skipper of one of our favourite visiting ketches.
WHANGAREI NEW ZEALAND 2016 PART 3
Vistelse i Whangarei/Raumanga new Zealand, jan-mars 2016.
Whangarei harbour
Discover Whangarei Harbour. A sheltered haven with a selection of top Marine Services.
To Raumanga
En bussresa med lokalbuss från Down Town i Whangarei till Raumanga.
Legend! - Whangarei Art Museum
In contemporary society, myth is often regarded as outmoded or antiquated. However, many cultural studies scholars are now beginning to explore the notion that myths and legends have immersed themselves into modern discourses. Modern formats of communication allow for a wide spread of idea-exchange across the globe; consequently enabling mythological discourse and discussion among larger audiences more so than ever. Diverse elements of myth can now be found in popular culture including cinema, television and videogames. Art has always been a vehicle for communicating ideas and storytelling maintaining a stong lineage of narrative; from Greek mythological statues, allegorical painting to esoteric myths and legends carved into the architecture of culture. The locus of this new suite of exhibitions at the Whangarei Art Museum centures around Aotearoa and its Maori mythos.
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14th May 2016 Pauline Rose speaking at the cutting of the cake celebration on the Whangarei Libraries 10th birthday anniversary
Ep6 - Great Barrier to Whangarei - The Chapter - Family of Six - Motorhome & Yacht Travel
Living aboard and travelling in a 34ft yacht and in a motorhome with four kids. The head from Great Barrier over to Whangarei and up to the town basin marina for a couple of nights. Then back out and north to Matapouri. We are a family of six who are taking some time out of normal life to travel. We’ve pulled the kids from school and are home schooling while on the road and the water. We spend time aboard our 34ft sailing boat in NZ and have bought a motorhome in Europe so as to tour the other side of the world. We’re keeping our memories on video here and the kids write narration and play guitars so we have music to use in the videos.
TAGATA PASIFIKA: Water Safety on the Kaipara Harbour
A Water Safety initiative aimed at Pacific people is slowly gaining momentum as it provides a more hands on approach to water safety. Toutai Lelei began late last year following the tragic death of 7 pacific men onboard the doomed Francie when it capsized trying to cross the Kaipara sandbar in November. Two Tongan men are eager to provide a practical approach by going out into the water with Pacific fishermen to teach them about water safety.
The Salvation Army Whangarei Corps
An Introduction about the Sallies in Whangarei.
This video is from the TSMP Update in October 2012
Israel Tangaroa Birch: Ara-i-te-uru plus tribute to Ralph Hotere
Ara- i-te -uru Israel Tangaroa Birch -- an installation project curated by Reuben Friend and toured by City Gallery Wellington.
Ralph Hotere -- Tribute Wall - curated by Whangarei Art Museum with works from the Whangarei Art Museum Collection and a Private Collection, Whangarei celebrating the Northland artist's Investiture by the Governor-General this month with the country's highest honour -- The Order of New Zealand.
Whangarei Art Museum is also proud to present a 'homecoming' exhibition for Te Tai Tokerau contemporary artist Israel Tangaroa Birch.
Hone Papita Raukura Hotere, better known as Ralph Hotere, infamously stated, 'I am Māori by birth and upbringing. As far as my work is concerned this is coincidental.'1This statement was not necessarily a denial of the Māori dimensions of Hotere's work, but a stance the artist adopted to ensure the wider cultural and social dynamics of his art practice—those outside of Māori culture— would also receive due consideration by New Zealand art audiences.
Ara-i-te-uru, like Aramoana (Pathway to the sea), is set in a dark space with a brilliant column of light running down the centre of the gallery. Birch's installation however utilises form, shape, colour and reflection to re-create these columns of light and, like Blackwater, it incorporates a large floor-based installation of concertina shaped sheets of spray-lacquered steel. Various curators, art historians and writers have mused over the nature of Hotere and Culbert's use of light and shadow; some posing it as a metaphor for the Māori creation story, others suggesting a more universal mythology which speaks of the light and darkness in all people, or more simply, as in the case of Blackwater, to the street lamps which Hotere may have seen reflected across the Otago harbour at night from his Port Chalmers studio.4
Hotere and Birch have shared lineage to these waka, stars, taniwha and to the Hokianga harbour. Both are descendants of Ngāpuhi hapu (sub-tribes), Hotere (Te Aupōuri) himself spending his childhood in Mitimiti, just north of where Niua is said to live today, and Birch (Ngai Tawake) locating his ahi kā (ancestral connection) inthe southern Hokianga, Kaikohe area near Ara-i-te-uru. In his installation, Birch has painted the floor and walls black and placed a large mirror at the rear of the gallery to create the illusion of entering a vast dark space. Out of this darkness Ara-i-te-uru appears as a brilliant gold-red pathway of steel and light. There, reflected in the mirror, is Birch's taniwha, existing in perceived space, both present yet non-physical. Here Birch has created an environment where Māori mythologies mingle with contemporary realities, where people can come to view a real live taniwha, but not as a physical manifestation, but as light and movement, constantly twisting, shifting and morphing in and out of view and existence. In this way Birch gives insight into the elusive nature of these enigmatic creatures and the very real relationship that Māori maintain with them.
Not all taniwha however can be so easily explained in terms of light and metaphor. Puhi-moana-ariki, a more aggressive taniwha who also accompanied these waka on this journey, was charged with protecting the vessels while at sea. Circling them for the duration of the voyage, he alerted the crew to dangerous deep-sea creatures who could be seen riding atop the crests of waves as they rose and dipped with the swell of the sea.6 Exactly what Puhi was remains a mystery, however it is from him that Ngāpuhi take their name. Over centuries Ngāpuhi (literally meaning 'of Puhi') have moulded themselves after the protective and pre-emptive characteristics of their guardian taniwha, successfully establishing and maintaining a stronghold in the North and later becoming pioneers in the art of both pre-emptive warfare and fortified settlements. In this way taniwha, while existing in metaphysical space, have not only historically shaped the characteristics and social dynamics of Māori communities, but they continue to do so today.
By negotiating light and shadow on Māori terms, Birch offers indigenous narratives through which to read Blackwater and Aramoana--Pathway to the Sea, but he does not attempt to re-locate or suggest that Hotere's work belongspurely to an ethnographic categorisation. It is because of Hotere that New Zealand art audiences, and increasingly international audiences too, now understand that artists of Māori descent can engage with global trends, movements and ideologies while still retaining aspects of their Māoritanga (indigeneity). Birch therefore positions these narratives not as restrictive measures, but as another layer of korero (storytelling) to add to the conversation.
Reuben Friend
Curator Māori and Pacific Art
City Gallery, Wellington
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Dex and Shane do Whangarei Intro
Dex and Shane go around the town basin in Whangarei saying hello to a couple of people,
Some impromtu interviews ensue and we get to know people and businesses from around whangarei just that little bit better. Thanks for Watching :D
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Waka Ama in the Bay
Waka Ama paddlers. Filmed in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, on Saturday morning, 27/09/2014..
Rattled neighbours object to GBHS's proposed carving facility
The popularity of a carving class at Gisborne Boys' High School is giving local residents a headache. The constant banging and hammering from the budding carvers is rattling neighbours nerves, and they've objected to the college's plans to build a bigger facility.
Whakatane Heads by Drone
Whakatane Heads by Drone
NZSJ Artist Profile: Aaron Kereopa
Raglan surfer and artist Aaron Te Whanatangi Kereopa chats about his journey, following his mischief, taking the risky road and how his talent has guided him into an incredible place.
Since that first day he picked up a knife and surfboard more than 20 years ago, the self-taught artist has created contemporary Maori/Polynesian artworks using recycled surfboards.
Aaron's artworks are held in private collections throughout New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, America, Hawaii, Brazil, Europe, Tahiti, Fiji. They inspire many. He carves to commission – his home studio is open by appointment.
Instagram: @aaronkereopa
Filmed and Edited by Derek Morrison
Additional Editing by Lana Young
Music by Joe Wilson (new EP coming out soon)
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