• Haehaeata Natural Heritage Trust AGM

    St Enoch's Church Alexandra 12 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand

    Join the Haehaeata Natural Heritage Trust for their AGM and learn about the vegetation history of Central Otago, from the last ice-age to the present. All welcome! Date: 7pm Thursday 12 September Location: St Enoch's Church Lounge Guest Speaker: Dr. Matt McGlone - Emeritus researcher [...]

  • 100 Objects Exhibition Launch

    Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery Alexandra

    An invitation... OUR LAND, OUR PEOPLE, OUR HISTORY IN 100 OBJECTS The five museums across Central Otago have each selected 20 objects that tell the fascinating stories of a land rich in history. Together, these one hundred objects form a museums trail of discovery. [...]

  • Historic Hayes Centenary – Labour Weekend Events

    2024 is the centenary of the Hayes smooth grip wire-strainer, so come on down and help us kick off the celebrations this labour weekend. Enjoy kids windmill crafts, guided tours of the museum and homestead, special menu items in the café, and our famous [...]

  • Teviot Valley Funding Clinic

    Roxburgh Service Centre 120 Scotland Street,, Roxburgh

    Looking for funding for a community project? Not sure where to start and have a few questions? Come and meet your local funders to discuss your project. 07 Nov 2024, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Roxburgh Service Centre, 120 Scotland Street, Roxburgh 9500, New [...]

  • Central Otago Heritage Trust AGM

    St Enochs Church Alexandra 12 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra

    JOIN US AT OUR AGM Date: 5:30pm Wednesday, 20 November 2024 Location: St Enoch's Church, 12 Centennial Ave, Alexandra GUEST SPEAKER AFTER AGM BUSINESS (6:45pm) Chinese experiences on the Otago Goldfields Associate Professor James Beattie from Victoria University sheds light on the lives of [...]

  • Heritage Talk – From Canton to Central: Chinese experiences on the Otago Goldfields

    St Enochs Church Alexandra 12 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra

    This event is now fully booked. A waitlist is available Associate Professor, James Beattie, from Victoria University, will shed light on the lives of Cantonese gold miners in Central Otago. When the gold began to run out, they quickly established themselves as market gardeners [...]

  • Central Otago in 100 Objects Exhibition

    Five Museums across Central Otago

    Central Otago Captured in 100 Objects: A Collaborative Exhibition Highlighting the District’s Rich Heritage Central Otago’s history has come to come to life in a collaborative exhbition, Central Otago in 100 Objects.  This exhibition is designed to showcase 100 must-see collection items from the five [...]

  • Success or Failure: Lessons from Otago’s gold mining past

    Cromwell Museum The Mall

    HERITAGE TALKS: NOW FULLY BOOKED! Ross Barnett, author of Uncertain Enterprises, will discuss factors that contributed to the success and failure of early gold mining operations in Otago. These include alluvial, hard-rock mining and dredging and highlight some of the challenges faced by mining [...]

  • Exhibition and Workshops – Unique Kākahu (Cloaks)

    Cromwell Early Learning Centre , 53 Monaghan Street Cromwell

    Cromwell Early Learning Centre Inc is hosting a rare opportunity for our Central Otago community to see an amazing collection of unique kākahu (cloaks) made by internationally recognised Māori master weaver Rokahurihia Ngarimu-Cameron MNZM. Roka is presenting a week-long exhibition at the Cromwell Early Learning [...]

  • HERITAGE TALKS: Moa – The life and death of New Zealand’s legendary bird

    Clyde Museum 4 Blyth St, Clyde, New Zealand

    Unfortunately, tonight's event has been cancelled due to the ill health of our guest speaker. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Registered attendees will be given priority when the event is rescheduled. Thank you for your support. When the bones of gigantic [...]

  • HERITAGE TALKS: Preserving our history – one rose at a time

    Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery Alexandra

    Preserving the history of New Zealand one rose at a time is Murray Radka’s passion—a dedication that has earned him international recognition. A former Dunstan High School history and English teacher, as well as a guidance counsellor, Murray has established a rose museum on [...]

  • HERITAGE TALKS: Moa – The life and death of New Zealand’s legendary bird

    Clyde Museum 4 Blyth St, Clyde, New Zealand

    When the bones of gigantic extinct birds were found in Aotearoa New Zealand by European scientists in the 1840s they created a worldwide sensation. The existence of the monstrous Moa on these remote and isolated islands was described as “the zoological discovery of the [...]