Cool and Collected

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.

A bird’s nest caught the eye of Tūhura Otago Museum’s natural science collection manager, Cody Phillips. 

A Toitū treasure whistles up memories of a visit by a champion of the draughtsboard, writes Peter Read.

Robert Burns’ legend was large enough to encompass fiction, writes Sean Brosnahan.

The Forrester will soon have space to move artists out of the shadows.

Herries Beattie’s travels around the South were pedal powered, Rauhina Scott-Fyfe writes.

When Benno Scherek moved to Dunedin in 1880 it was great news for the city’s music connoisseurs, reports Toitū Otago Settlers Museum curator Peter Read.

It’s time to appreciate the other New Zealand pottery, Henry Buckenham writes.

What do mermaids keep in their purses? 

Both the glory of the seasons and its impermanence are celebrated in an exhibition at Forrester Gallery, writes Rosalie Elliffe.

Victorian youths had a talent for making art and entertainment, reports Nick Austin. 

Sean Brosnahan takes a look back at Dunedin’s boy soldiers.

There are many ways underwear can be made to last longer reports Moira White.

Part of the Oamaru Opera House’s legacy is an early recipe for bottled coffee, Elly Dunckley writes.

The importance of a sports team to a growing Dunedin community is just one of many stories in the Hocken Collections, writes Ceri Austin-Hart.

The danger was not past when Surat went down, Peter Read writes.

To better understand the martial traditions of his iwi, Te Atarau Cassidy picked up the rākau whawhai.