Capital culture bites: January 24

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Lisa Reihana's Te Wheke-a-Muturangi is gracing the shores of Barangaroo, in Sydney, as part of the 2024 Sydney Festival.

Originally commissioned for the 2022 #AotearoaFest, Te Wheke-a-Muturangi tells the legend of Kupe chasing the monstrous wheke across the Pacific Ocean and discovering Aotearoa.

Gloves and collection bags will be provided for the Wellington Museum harbour cleanup.

If you're in Sydney before January 28, don't forget to pay her a visit at Waterman's Cove.

Keep our harbour beautiful

Wellington Museum, one of our city’s oldest buildings, takes great pride in its waterfront location and is calling for volunteers to help in its annual Great Big Waterfront Clean-Up.

The event on Friday, January 26, is held in partnership with Sustainable Coastlines. It runs from noon until 2.30pm.

If you want to show the harbour and waterfront some love, sign up to keep trash out of our harbour and help beat last year’s record of 1300 litres of litter.

Volunteers are advised to wear sturdy footwear and stay sun smart. Gloves and collection bags will be provided.

You can register at museumswellington.org.nz

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