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At 70 years of age Alex Solomon is only now learning about the Māori rock art that has quietly existed in the vicinity of where he was born, raised and still lives today. Video / Frank Film At 70 ...
The region also features Maori rock art sites, where early settlers painted on limestone caves, and the Te Ana Maori Rock Art Centre, where members of the Ngai Tahu iwi (tribe) educate visitors on ...
The carvings have become a symbol not just of Lake Taupō, but of the power art has to move, unite, and transform us. As the years pass, the Lake Taupō Māori Rock Carvings continue to evolve ...
Many cave carvings, often hundreds of years old, at risk from deterioration and vandalism. A visiting world-renowned French prehistorian has backed calls to protect New Zealand's Maori rock art ...
Keith began the first episode in his series in one of the painted caves of central Otago, and noted the influence of Maori rock art on twentieth century Pakeha artists and writers like Theo Schoon ...
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu will be the homecoming venue for Toi Mäori: The Eternal Thread – Te Aho Mutunga Kore exhibition when it returns from the United States next month.
Ngai Tahu Maori Rock Art Charitable Trust and runanga from Moeraki, Waihao and Arowhenua have shares in Te Ana, which has been associated with the Timaru District Council before. Timaru District ...
JOHN BISSET / FAIRFAX NZ Jeffrey Addison likens his puppet show about ancient Maori rock art to the process of cryogenics. "We are bringing to life images that have been 'frozen' on cave walls for ...