During the lockdown, staff at the Waikato Musuem have added to the online collection. You can now browse through images and information for nearly 10,000 artworks and taonga. You can search the online collection in a variety of ways. For example, search for and identify specific items by colour, date, and maker, or find a […]

Rob McGowan was to be our guest speaker at the March monthly meeting, which was cancelled due to Covid-19. But we have an opportunity to hear him speak in this interview with him, now on the RNZ website in the podcast series Te Ahi Kaa. Rob McGowan also known as Pa Ropata knows Māori medicine.  […]

Docplay is a collection of TV and film documentaries available for watching online. There is a subscription but there is a free trial period of a month. https://www.docplay.com/ It has a selection of New Zealand documentaries, including those on the Topp Twins, Sir Edmund Hiliary, Helen Clarke, Richie McCaw and many more: https://www.docplay.com/shelves/new-zealand-stories

A major exhibition called Enchanted Worlds showing the paintings of the Edo period in Japan is now available online. The virtual tour can be accessed through the RNZ article or directly: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/416821/art-gallery-launches-new-exhibition-online https://virtual.aucklandartgallery.com Click on the icons visible on your screen to get blow-ups of paintings and information panels. The curator and family tours also […]

• The national directory webpage for the NZ U3As, has a section on ukulele music and ukulele groups in the various NZ U3A groups: https://www.u3a.nz/ukulele.htm This link contains many, many links to lessons, performances and much more – keep scrolling down the screen. • Paul Bond has sent the U3A national web-person the links to […]