Welcome. to Southland Heritage Month march 2015

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2 Welcome to Southland Heritage Month march 2015 Southland s first Heritage Month in March 2013 was a great success and the programme for 2015 looks equally exciting. There are over 30 activities all over Southland, each celebrating a different aspect of our proud heritage and identity. It is my pleasure to welcome you - participants and visitors alike - and to wish you great enjoyment from a mix of activities that has something for everyone. By showcasing our heritage, we keep it alive for the benefit of our children and grandchildren. Frana Cardno Patron, Heritage South It has been exciting to watch this programme for Southland s second Heritage Month come together. We have such an abundance of diverse and interesting heritage in Southland. Of course it is there all the time, but Heritage Month is an opportunity to share and celebrate it with a wider audience. It is an opportunity to step outside our usual activities and places to see what other heritage groups are doing, or learn the stories of different parts of Southland. And it is an opportunity to welcome visitors - be they from other parts of Southland, New Zealand, or the world - to share our unique stories, traditions and places. For us it is a privilege to be able to promote these great attractions and events through March We are grateful to all our sponsors for helping us to do that, and to all the people who are organising events. We hope everyone makes the most of this opportunity to enjoy and celebrate our heritage. Rachael Egerton Chair, Heritage South Join us to launch Heritage Month March 2015 and the Discovering Glengarry s Community Spirit exhibition. Heritage Month is a month of heritage activities happening all around Southland showcasing the best of the region s heritage. Discovering Glengarry s Community Spirit is an exhibition using oral history to discover and uncover what makes this community unique. For more information about the Glengarry exhibition see page 23. Join us... Thursday 5 March at 5:30pm Eastern Suburbs Tavern, Glengarry Crescent. RSVP by Monday 2 March 2015 southlandheritageforum@xtra.co.nz Heritage Month Online For more information about the wide range of Heritage events visit the Heritage South Facebook page: facebook.com/heritagesouthnz Post photos of being part of our heritage activities to our Facebook page or them to us at southlandheritageforum@xtra.co.nz Tag your photos with the hashtags #heritagesouth #mysouthland #CBDextravaganza Find our event listings on We want to hear your stories - your memories, your interesting Southern experiences - send them to us through Facebook or southlandheritageforum@xtra.co.nz Check out our online challenges and competitions throughout Heritage Month on Facebook. 2 3

3 Calendar of Events 1-31 march 2015 Exhibitions MARCH Early Days in South City Pg 22 James Hanah s Temple of Arts and Scicence Pg 22 Discovering Glengarry s Community Spirit Pg 23 Happy Birthday Sergeant Dan Pg 23 9 Monday 11 Wednesday 14 Saturday 15 Sunday Open Night at the Gore District Pg 9 Heritage Precinct Bushy Point guided walk Pg 10 Explore the Mata Ura (Mataura River) Pg 11 Interpretative Tour Bluff Heritage Day Pg 12 Couldn t do it without the Women - Pg 13 High Tea & Drama in Lumsden 19 Thursday 21 Saturday 22 Sunday Torchlight Tour of the Southland Pg 15 Museum & Art Gallery Invercargill Estuary Walk Pg 16 Hokonui Moonshine Festival Pg 16 Celebration of Southland Gardens - Open Day Pg 17 Celebration of Southland Gardens - Open Day Pg 17 Guided Tour of St Mary s Basilica Pg 17 The Edendale Vintage Machinery Club Open Day Pg 18 1 Sunday 3 Tuesday 7 Saturday Southland Museum & Art Gallery Pg 6 Behind the Scenes Tour Southland Museum & Art Gallery Open Day Pg 6 Southland A&P Show Pg 7 Mataura Museum Opening Pg 7 Gore Memorial RSA Open Day Pg 8 8 Sunday Field trip to Waipapa Point Pg 9 16 Monday 17 Tuesday 18 Wednesday Gore District Historical Society Bus Tour Pg 13 Gore Library: Toddler Time with Pg 14 Sargeant Dan Gore Library: Damn the Dardanelles - Pg 14 Evening Lecture Sandy Point Historical Walk Pg 14 NZ Society of Genealogists - Irish Family History Pg Friday 28 Saturday 29 Sunday Invercargill CBD Extravaganza Pg 19 Milford Road Heritage Bus Trip Pg 18 Riverton Heritage Harvest Festival Pg 20 Thornbury Vintage Machinery Club - Open Day Pg 21 Templeton Flax Mill Heritage Museum - Open Day Pg 20 Riverton Heritage Harvest Festival Pg 20 Thornbury Vintage Machinery Club - Open Day Pg 21 Hokonui Pioneer Village & Museum - Village Fete Pg 21 Do you know which historic town in Southland this photo is of? Visit our Facebook page and tell us the answer! Scan me! 4 5

4 southland Museum Open Day Behind the scenes at the Southland Museum & Art Gallery WW1 Exhibition preview World War 1: Southland s Story, guided by David Dudfield southland A&P Show Celebrating 147 Years Mataura Museum Opening Celebrate with us This is your chance to see behind the scenes at the Southland Museum. A key part of the tour is the opportunity to take a peek at the collection store-room of the Southland Museum & Art Gallery Niho o te Taniwha. Seldom opened to the public the Top-Store houses those taonga (treasures) of Southland in the Museum collection that are not on display. There will also be the opportunity to talk about the proposed redevelopment. WHEN Sunday 1 March TIME 30 minute tours running every 10 minutes between 11am - 2pm Where Southland Museum & Art Gallery, Invercargill Tickets FREE. Bookings essential. Phone (03) website Other Supported by the Rotary Club of North Invercargill This is your chance to see the exhibition as it nears completion for opening on ANZAC Day 25 April David will talk about the concept of the exhibition and the process involved in developing the gallery. WHEN Tuesday 3 March TIME 1pm - 2pm Where Southland Museum & Art Gallery, Invercargill Tickets FREE. Bookings essential. Phone (03) website A great family fun day out featuring a huge range of exhibits including sheep, beef, dairy, equestrian, and creative works. Kids are encouraged to join in with our Creative Kids section and the Boys & Girls Pet section. Entertainment all the way from Wellington with BJ Bear. Lots of new trade and craft site holders from as far North as Tauranga and don t forget to visit Ole McDonalds Barn to get up close and personal with a wide range of animals. Eftpos will also be available on the grounds. WHEN Saturday 7 March TIME 9am - 5pm Where Donovan Park, Bainfield Road, Invercargill Tickets Kids free if accompanied by an adult, adults $10, Senior citizens $5 website Come and help us celebrate the opening of Mataura s new museum. We have reinvented our 1880s Cottage and filled it with fresh stories. Our new heritage garden will delight garden lovers. We promise a pleasant surprise. WHEN Saturday 7 March TIME 11am Where 68 Kana Street, Mataura website contact David Luoni, dluoni@goredc.govt.nz 6 7

5 Gore Memorial RSA Open Day & Vintage Display field trip to waipapa point Forest & Bird and Heritage South Open Night at the Gore District Heritage Precinct As part of the commemorations of the centenary of ANZAC Day the Gore RSA is holding an open day and invites the public to attend. Displays in the car park will include vintage cars and war machinery plus a Fox Moth. The local repertory and music companies will be presenting live theatre, wartime songs sing-a-long and war films. The newly established museum, which covers all wars, will be open. Refreshments will be available at your own cost. WHEN Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 March TIME 10:30am - 5:30pm Where Gore RSA Carpark, Civic Avenue, Gore Tickets FREE website contact Steve Brindson (03) Ext 1 or Rex Shallard (03) Image Credit: Milne Album, Gore RSA. The Waipapa Point Lighthouse was built in 1884 after New Zealand s worst civilian maritime disaster when the passenger steamer Tararua hit the reef here and sank in 1881, with 131 lives lost. The area was bequeathed to Southland Forest & Bird who have undertaken pingao plantings in honour of the family. Help with Southland Forest and Bird s pingao planting project, visit the lighthouse in the morning and in the afternoon visit the historic gold dredge. WHEN Sunday 8 March TIME Car pooling at Southland Museum, invercargill at 9:30am or meet at Waipapa Point at 10:30am CONTACT Jenny Campbell, phone (03) or jennycam@xtra.co.nz Explore the past, examine the art, find the facts and discover fun for all ages. The Gore District s Arts & Heritage Precinct open night will include treasure hunts for the young and an expert will lead you through the Museum, Gallery and Library. WHEN Monday 9 March TIME 5pm - 8pm Where Gore District Arts & Heritage Precinct eastern Southland Gallery, Gore Library, gore Historical Museum and Hokonui Moonshine Museum Tickets FREE contact heritage@goredc.govt.nz 8 9

6 Bushy Point guided walk A guided tour by Barry Smith Bushy Point guided walk from Bryson Road to Rance s Education Centre at the Southland Community Nursery in Otatara. We will talk about the human, geological and natural history of the area now known as the Bushy Point Reserve. Explore the Mata Ura (Mataura River) and its tributaries! Starting north of Gore follow the river downstream in mini-buses, guided by historian Bill Dacker. The journey features numerous points of interest including Whare Korokio; the Mataura Falls; Tuturau and Toitois. Bill and your hosts from the Hokonui Runanga will make sure you see the river as never before! WHEN Wednesday 11 March TIME 6:30pm, supper provided at the Education centre at 7:30pm Where Meet at the east end of Bryson Road, Otatara register Register with Chris Rance, phone (03) or rances@ihug.co.nz WHEN Saturday 14 March TIME 9am - 5pm Where Depart Hokonui Runanga, 140 Charlton Road, Gore. Tickets Koha, bookings and information through hokonui Runanga. Bring a picnic for lunch. contact Phone (03)

7 Bluff Heritage Day Celebrate our oldest settlement Bluff is New Zealand s oldest permanently settled European community so where better to celebrate Southland s heritage as the town counts down to celebrating 200 years in Enjoy a journey around many of Bluff s unique heritage features including the historic old Town Wharf, the Bluff Maritime Museum, the Bluff Heritage Trail, the shipwrecks on Rotten Row and so much more! WHEN Sunday 15 March TIME 10am - 4pm Where Various points in Bluff and the surrounding area website contact Lindsay Beer, , lbeer@bluff.co.nz other Maps available from the Bluff Promotions Booth at the old Town Wharf grab a map! Couldn t do it without the women! The forgotten contributors to WW1 - Women A Northern Southland community high tea will remember and give thanks for the women who contributed to WW1 in so many ways. Memories and impacts will be shared through family storytelling, displays, drama, books, photos, historical records, crafts, fundraising efforts and the recounting of how Southland women supported each other, their children and the men. WHEN Sunday 15 March TIME 2pm - 4pm Where Memorial Hall, Hill Street, Lumsden Tickets Koha to defray expenses CONTACT Christine Henderson, phone (03) or henderson.farm@gmail.com or Jenny Campbell, phone (03) or jennycam@xtra.co.nz GORE Guided Bus Tour With the Gore District Historical Society Guided by local history enthusiasts of the district, this annual bus tour will explore historic sites from Pukerau to Wyndham. Bring your own lunch but there will be an opportunity to purchase a meal at one of the several stops. WHEN Monday 16 March TIME 8:30am - 5pm Where Bus leaves from Gore Historical Museum car park Tickets $ per person. Bookings & payment prior to departure essential and can be made by contacting the Hokonui Heritage Research centre. Phone contact Phone (03) or heritage@goredc.govt.nz 12 13

8 Gore Library Gore Library joins in celebrating Heritage Month Sandy Point Historical Walk More than swamp land! NZ Society of Genealogists Irish Family History With Sean Brosnahan Torchlight Tour of the Southland Museum & Art gallery Toddler Time featuring Sergeant Dan Youngsters will enjoy hearing The Story of Sergeant Dan during a regular session of Toddler Time with an activity to follow. WHEN tuesday 17 March at 10:30am Damn the Dardanelles, they will be our grave - talk by historian Aaron Fox On the 100 th anniversary of the end of the naval campaign in the Dardanelles region, historian Aaron Fox explores the lead up to Gallipoli with his talk, Damn the Dardanelles, they will be our grave. WHEN Wednesday 18 March at 7pm Whaling and early settlers sites will be interpreted and the release of the rabbits in 1863 re-enacted. Be prepared for mud. WHEN Wednesday 18 March TIME 6:30pm Where Meet at Whalers Bay, Sandy Point, invercargill contact Lloyd Esler, phone (03) or esler@southnet.co.nz bring the gummies! The theme for the March monthly meeting of the Southland Branch of the Society is Ireland and relates to the collection of Irish family history. Sean Brosnahan from the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum is the guest speaker. WHEN Wednesday 18 March TIME 7pm Where Invercargill Library Meeting room Tickets Open Meeting Visitors a Gold Coin Website CONTACT John MacManus, phone (03) This is your opportunity to view the museum exhibitions from a completely different perspective. Everything looks different in the dark and you will be surprised at how different the artefacts appear. Spot the tuatara as they move about at night, they certainly will not be expecting you! BYO torches. WHEN Thursday 19 March TIME 6:30pm - 7:30pm Where Southland Museum & Art Gallery, Invercargill Tickets FREE, Booking essential. Phone (03) Website

9 Invercargill Estuary Walk Retrace the boot prints of the pioneers as they trekked from Invercargill to Bluff around the edge of the estuary Hokonui Moonshine Festival New Zealand s only boutique whiskey festival Celebration of Southland Gardens Visit 19 gardens within Southland Guided Tour of St Mary s Basilica A building s history Start from the oyster shell crushing plant on Station Street Clifton. Finishing at the end of Clark Road in the Mokomoko Inlet. Bring lunch, snacks, drink, coat and hat, suitable footwear. Expect to get wet to your knees. Suitable for outdoor types who don t mind a little mud! WHEN Saturday 21 March TIME 8:30am - 2pm Where Station Street, Clifton contact Lloyd Esler, phone (03) Bookings essential. bring your lunch! Featuring local heritage food stalls, Monteiths craft beer and Hokonui Whiskey. Lovers of southern cuisine, fine wine, beer and whiskey will be treated to an outdoor event focused on the legend of Hokonui Moonshine. Featured entertainment: Dragon, Big Daddy Wilson and Into The East. WHEN Saturday 21 March TIME 12pm - 6pm Where Gore District Heritage Precinct, norfolk Street, Gore TICKETS Online tickets: $ gate sales: $ website Visit 19 gardens within Southland. Several of the gardens have historic features including Argyle Cottage; Brookhaven; The Abbey; and the Lignite Secret Garden. Learn the art of spinning at Folster Gardens on 21 March 10am - 3pm. On 22 March, make your own jam and preserves with Sue Cross at Folster Gardens from 1pm - 4pm. Bookings aren t necessary just come and have a go. WHEN Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 March TIME 10am - 5pm Where Various locations Website contact Lynne Huggins, phone (03) or southlandgardenstovisit@gmail.com For 110 years St Mary s Basilica has been visible from almost anywhere in Invercargill. A physical monument to the Catholic faith in Southland, the building is now a Category 1 Historic Place. Hear about the history of the building and have its special features explained. Experience the cathedral-like acoustics with a brief organ recital. Afternoon tea will follow the tour. WHEN Sunday 22 March TIME 2pm Where St Mary s Basilica, Tyne St, Invercargill Ticket Info Gold coin donation contact Wendy McArthur, wjmca@clear.net.nz other The building is wheelchair accessible. There is no public access to the dome

10 The Edendale Vintage Machinery Club Open Day Milford Road Heritage Bus Trip invercargill CBD Extravaganza Fun, shopping and activities! Visit our display shed and see our working tractors and talk to members. A tin mill will be operating. The Shed is usually open every Sunday 1pm - 4pm. Afternoon tea provided. WHEN Sunday 22 March TIME 10am - 4pm Where Edendale Domain, Edendale contact Roseanne Shaw, phone (03) or mtview@woosh.co.nz This trip is a day on the Te Anau - Milford road visiting all the heritage sites. We drive directly through to Milford with a commentary along the way. Historic sites will be visited on the return journey. It is a very full day as the trip generally takes 8-10 hours. A coffee can be purchased at Milford Sound about 10am. Hot drinks will also be supplied at the historic Gunns camp about 1:30pm. WHEN Saturday 28 March TIME 8am Where DOC Visitor Centre, Te Anau TICKETS Booking with kbradley@doc.govt.nz The cost is $ for the day contact Ken Bradley, phone (03) (work) or (03) (home) Do you remember late night Friday shopping in Invercargill? Well join us for a trip down memory lane as Invercargill once again comes alive on a Friday night. The CBD Extravaganza will provide a mix of activity, shopping and fun - things to see, do and experience. Dress up in your favourite era costume; check out the heritage window displays; have a go at our scavenger hunt; and enter our selfie competition. There will be vintage cars, old movie screenings, street performances, music, an antique roadshow, opportunities to reminisce and lots more. WHEN Friday 27 March TIME 5pm - 9pm Where Invercargill CBD Contact Bec Amundsen, phone or southlandheritageforum@xtra.co.nz 18 19

11 TEMPLETON FLAX MILL HERITAGE MUSEUM HERITAGE HARVEST FESTIVAL 7 th annual celebration of Southland s harvest Thornbury Vintage Tractor Museum Heritage Village Fete Hokonui Pioneer Village and Museum Live flax fibre processing demonstration sessions every 45 minutes (1pm, 1:45pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm) An educational weekend of displays, workshops and family fun. We highlight the diversity of heritage fruit and vegetables we can grow in Southland; how to source, grow, harvest and preserve them. Over 20 talks and workshops; displays with things you can buy, free competitions, games and activities for all the family. With a Harvest Café on site and a pot luck traditional Heritage Feast Saturday night. The Thornbury Vintage Tractor and Implement Club Inc is the oldest vintage tractor club in New Zealand formed over 50 years ago by the foresight of three gentlemen, following the recovery and subsequent restoration of a 1914 Avery tractor. This open weekend will feature demonstrations and displays from the sawmilling industry such as winching and a steam driven sawmill. Join us in our 5 th annual open day. Market day stalls, hot food, antique appraisals, old fashioned games, horse and buggy rides. A family outing to encounter times of the past. Interactive experiences, working exhibits and stroll through memory lane in our village buildings. View the new area of the shearing shed display and hear what is happening as we forge into the future. WHEN Sunday 29 March TIME 1pm - 4pm Where Templeton Road, Otaitai Bush, Riverton. Sign posted from Riverton-Wallacetown highway. Tickets $5 per adult or $20 per car: Children free contact Vaughan & Megan Templeton, phone or vaughan.templeton@outlook.com WHEN Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 March TIME 10am - 4:30pm Where Aparima College Hall, Riverton Tickets Hall entry gold coin donation per adult, workshops $10 each contact Phone (03) or office@sces.org.nz website great day for the kids! WHEN Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 March TIME 10am - 4pm Where 58 Foster Road, Thornbury Signposted from the Riverton Highway Tickets $5 adult, children free contact Fraser, phone WHEN Sunday 29 March TIME 11am - 3pm Where Hokonui Pioneer Village & Museum, Waimea Street, Gore Tickets Free Website contact Nancy Stronach, phone (03)

12 Early Days in South City Photographic exhibition James Hanan s Temple of Arts and Science, 1878 Discovering Glengarry s Community Spirit Happy Birthday Sergeant Dan Exhibition to celebrate 100 years Discover the South City of earlier times through a collection of historic photographs. Gathered from local residents, businesses and the Southland Museum, the photographs give a fascinating glimpse of buildings, people and streetscapes in South Invercargill. WHEN Opening event Sunday March 1 at 4pm tuesday 3 March to Sunday 29 March TIME Open to the public Tuesday to Sat 11:30am - 3:30pm & Thursday 5pm - 7pm Where South Alive Community Gallery, South City Shopping Mall, (near carpark entrance) Website CONTACT Colin Anderson, phone (03) Hanan opened his Temple of Arts and Science on 14 August The Temple was located where Hanan Gallery is situated now. View the display which includes images from the Temple and one of Hanan s original paintings. WHEN Monday - Friday TIME 11:30am - 5:30pm, other times by appointment Where Hanan Gallery, 130 Dee Street, Invercargill Website contact Louise Craig, louisecraig@xtra.co.nz Glengarry, a suburb in Invercargill, was established in the late 1950s. Oral history has been used to capture the stories of living, growing up and working there. Glengarry is unique because the memories people have of living and growing up there have captured the community spirit and maintained it. As a community we can all learn from the spirit of Glengarry - past and present - it gives us insight into the Glengarry community, into the value of sharing our stories and encourages us to think more deeply about our own community and our place in it. WHEN All of March Where Glengarry, Invercargill (map available from shops in the Glengarry Shopping Centre) Join with us in celebrating Sergeant Dan s 100 th birthday. Sergeant Dan was famous throughout the country and beyond extolling the virtues of porridge and locally produced oats for the Flemings company. Explore his development as an icon through the collection of the Gore District Historical Society and discover the advertising story that created one of New Zealand s longest running branding stories. WHEN Saturday 7 March - Monday 22 June TIME Weekdays 9:30am - 4:30pm Weekends 11am - 3pm Where Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre 1558 Waimea Highway (Mandeville) contact heritage@goredc.govt.nz 22 23

13 Proudly supported by All images supplied by the Southland Museum & Art Gallery unless stated otherwise. Southland Regional Heritage Committee 24