The NZIA City Talks series for 2024 is underway at the City Gallery Wellington tonight, Monday 18 March, and will be livestreamed from 6.30pm.
The headline for the event is Carbon Counts and the speaker for the evening is Ewan Brown of Tennent Brown. The livestream link is: https://youtube.com/live/aTxELhjOibU
The series is being captured on video, and is accessible to view on Youtube.
Also on the events horizon are the Kūmara Awards run by PlacemakingNZ. A longlist for Tāmaki Makaurau was announced last week with long lists from Ōtautahi and Te Whanganui a Tara to follow.
The Auckland long list, across five categories, is:
Mā te haukāinga hei tūāpapa ki te ao tūroa / It Takes a Village – All about collaboration:
- Te Hōnonga a Iwi – Restoring Rosedale Park
- Takapuna Winter Lights
- Te Ara Awataha, Northcote’s new greenway (#TeAraAwataha)
- Patiki Community Hub (Rosebank Community Hub)
- New Windsor Community Hub
- Central Flea Market
Ahakoa he iti, ko tōna painga ka puawaitia / From Little Things Big Things Grow – Small changes can make an impact:
- Robyn’s Fence Art & Little Free Libraries Auckland
- Kauri Park School Container Art Project 2023
- Fergusson Park Temporary Pump Track
- Mens Shed Auckland East
- Great North Gallery (#GreatNorthGallery)
- Yarn for Pride
Kei tua atu i te kaupapa / Beyond the brief – physical spaces that are more than what is expected or required:
- Sozo Coffee House
- Future Future Festival (Bike Auckland)
- The PumpHouse Theatre
- Branch Out Uptown AKL Spring Festival
- Activating Waiwharariki ANZAC Square (Lake House Arts Centre)
- HubWest (MPHS Community Trust)
Ngā akoranga i muri, hei tūāpapa ki ngā mahi ki mua / Looking Back to Move Forward – highlighting experiences of culture in our places:
- Pukekohe Murals (Pukekohe High School, Catherine Tamihere)
- Waitangi Waititi
- Te Pu-A-Nga Maara
- Artweek Installation Te Awa (@asiakiwiarchitects)
- Auckland Pasifika Festival
Tiakina te whenua, ka manaakitia te tangata / Caring For the Land, Caring For the People – nature is the focus here:
- Grow Forrest Hill
- Project Twin Streams
- Sanctuary Community Organic Garden
- Triangle Park Community Teaching Garden
- Cockle Bay Beach Reserve Planting & Restoration Project (Friends of Cockle Bay Residents)
An awards night is scheduled for Thursday 11 April at the Ellen Melville centre in central Auckland.
