Naumi Studio Hotel Wellington Housed in a New Zealand heritage building, a maximalist paradise reflects its creative and lively Wellington neighborhood. May 19, 2021 |
From the exterior, it’s hard to believe that the walls of the soaring Edwardian-era building on Cuba Street in Wellington, New Zealand hold the interior wonders that they do. The iconic landmarked structure, originally one of the inexpensive, alcohol-free People’s Palace hotels built by the Salvation Army in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, has been transformed by Auckland-based Material Creative into a revolutionary new lodging, the Naumi Studio Hotel Wellington.
“The hotel is curated around the idea of our Lady Naumi, a literary bohemian character who calls the People’s Palace home,” says Toni Brandso, co-founder, along with Liv Patience, of Auckland-based Material Creative. “Our zeitgeisty character captures the spirit, thought, and feeling of the period of the People’s Palace no
New lights and arts festival for Kāpiti held over Matariki
6 May, 2021 07:30 PM
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Matariki, Lighting the Beacons Festival is a new lights and arts festival being put on by the Māoriland Charitable Trust.
Matariki, Lighting the Beacons Festival is a new lights and arts festival being put on by the Māoriland Charitable Trust.
Rosalie is a reporter for Kāpiti News
Celebrating Matariki the right way was all the motivation the Māoriland Charitable Trust needed to create a large scale lights and arts event for the whole district.
Māoriland Charitable Trust, the organisation responsible for Ōtaki s Māoriland Film Festival, is presenting Matariki, Lighting the Beacons Festival, a month-long multi-disciplinary arts festival to be held across Kāpiti from July 2-25.
LUMA festival returns to Queenstown to boost visitor low season
4 Apr, 2021 06:19 PM
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LUMA: Queenstown s annual art-show will be returning to brighten up the Queen s Birthday Weekend. Photo / Euan Mitchell
LUMA: Queenstown s annual art-show will be returning to brighten up the Queen s Birthday Weekend. Photo / Euan Mitchell
Thomas Bywater is a writer and digital producer for Herald Travelthomas.bywater@nzherald.co.nz@ThomasBywater
After a two year hiatus, Queenstown s leading light festival will return to illuminate the low-season on the Lake.
The LUMA light festival is back for a fifth time to the shores of Lake Wakatipu, combining light installations, sculpture and performance in the Queenstown Gardens.
Shrooms by Australian light sculptors Amigo Amigo.
Photo: Supplied / Festival of the Lights
This year, 15 new installations with intriguing names such as
Shrooms, UV Spaghetti and
Hybycozo, will compete for attention alongside a busy music programme - a feature of the free council-run event since the 1970s.
From humble beginnings in 1953 when the Poet s Bridge in Pukekura Park was lit up to celebrate Queen Elizabeth s coronation, the TSB Festival of Lights has grown into an event spanning 50 days and nights.
One of the installations, UV Spaghetti.
Photo: Supplied / Festival of the Lights
But it hasn t been plain sailing this year with Covid meaning international artists have been unable to get into the country and organisers have had to deal with the vagaries of overseas shipping.
16/12/2020 Here s what you need to know. Photo credit: Getty.
There s few things better than meeting with friends on a warm summer December night and getting into the holiday spirit by looking at the local Christmas lights.
As we inch closer and closer to the big day, here s a few of the places you ll be able find some of the spectacular sights:
Museum of Transport & Technology (MOTAT): The Auckland museum found in Western Springs has brought back it s must-do December event for another 12 nights. Along with tram rides lit up by fairy lights, you ll find Santa in his grotto, carolers, Christmas card making activities and Christmas movie night screenings.