Cool and Collected

Feathered drumsticks provide a rare insight, writes Kane Fleury.

A Southland farmer left an indelible mark on the world of tattooing, Kari Wilson-Allan writes.

A work in a new Forrester Gallery exhibition speaks to the voices we’ve often not heard, writes Anna McLean.

There is more to Tūhura Otago Museum’s butterfly collection than the Tropical Forest, writes On Lee Lau.

An early illustrator of New Zealand’s birds drew attention to their cause, writes Amy Closs.

Reed waka were essential for life in the south, writes Seán Brosnahan.

Arriving in 19th century Dunedin, a British artist was open to her new surroundings, writes Lucy Hammonds.

A parting gift captured a moment in time at Oamaru’s post office, writes Elly Dunckley.

Regard was once expressed in more than words, Peter Read writes.

Calendars don’t just keep us up to date, they also tell us how we’ve dated, writes Sarah Hibbs.

There are whole worlds in Jane Dodd’s jewellery, writes Moira White.

Papers left by Janet Frame illustrate a life of literature and adventure, write Anna Blackman and Kirstie Ross.

When is a trough actually a waka? It’s a puzzle Te Atarau Cassidy and Gerard O’Regan have been working on at Tūhura Otago Museum.

A print on show at Forrester Gallery connects the South and the Pacific, Anna McLean writes.

A trip down the island was once a sketchier proposition, Elly Dunckley writes.

J.&W. Faulkner Ltd, a long-running Dunedin business, shaped the material culture of hospital care during the first half of the 20th century, writes Andrew Lorey.