Rokowhiria
Rokowhiria Art & Heritage

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A Fold in Time
Lynda Cullen

Painting of three fish in a glass container on a table with a bouquet of flowers by Lynda Cullen for exhibition A Fold In Time

Programme

A Fold in Time

Image of painting by Lynda Cullen, depicting a home interior featuring plants and oranges on a table, a lamp, curtains, and a painting.

Exhibition

A Hidden World: Discovering the Beauty of New Zealand Fungi by Paula Vigus
Books

Product

A Nurse at War
Books

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ASA
62nd Annual Exhibition

Exhibition

Able Art Collective

Event

About

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Art

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Art Addicts

Child making a cardboard sculpture

Event

Artist Talk | Ayesha Green

Photography by Adrian Vercoe. Image of artist Ayesha Green sitting in front of her works

Event

Ashburton Map Cushion Covers
Cushions

Product

Ashburton on the Move by Michael Hanrahan
Books

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Botanical Correspondents: Crossing time with Julia Holderness and Emily Cumming Harris
Julia Holderness

Detail from Botanical Correspondents: a painting of native plants and dark berries against a deep blue background.

Exhibition

Bumblebee Grumblebee by David Elliot
Books

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Collections

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Complete Origami Kit
Craft

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Contact Us

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Contemporary Printmaking of Aotearoa: A Kōrero of Thoughts and Ideas
Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand

Vicki Mangan’s By the Lake, a layered, textured work of mulberry paper and wax in blues, greens and yellows.

Exhibition

Custom Programme

Image of high school students doing a printmaking activity

Programme

David Elliot Card – Yoga for Sheep
Cards

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David Elliot Giclée Print – Kokako
Prints

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David Elliot Print – Henry
Prints

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David Elliot Print – Whistling Bull
Prints

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David Elliot Print – Yoga for Sheep
Prints

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David Elliot Tea Towel – Yoga for Sheep
Tea Towels

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Discover Art Notebook – Ashburton Art Gallery Inc.
Stationery

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Domain Tales

Ashburton Domain Swimming Baths circa. 1911

Programme

Donation
Donation

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Duologue
Inge & Marc Doesburg

Inge Doesburg’s Karitane, a loose, earthy landscape of coast and sky in ochre, rust and grey.

Exhibition

Early Urban Ashburton

Early postcard view over Ashburton looking along Cameron Street, a wide road lined with houses and trees.

Story

Eating stars together at dusk
Saskia Bunce-Rath

Tiny feet in the planet garden (detail), 2023, wool and embroidery thread on monks cloth.

Exhibition

Events

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Exhibitions

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Exploring Printmaking

Students in a printmaking session

Programme

From Swaddling to Splendour

A Victorian/Edwardian family with a baby following their christening.

Story

Great Storm of 1868: Refuge in “Arms” of Ashburton

Sepia photograph of a family on horseback wading through deep floodwater, with a bridge in the background.

Story

Heritage Talk | 150 Years of the Ashburton County Council

Event

Icon:
50 Years of the Ashburton Clock Tower

Screen-printed artwork of the Ashburton Clock Tower by Ross Ellen

Programme

Icon:
50 Years of the Ashburton Clock Tower

Historic photograph of crowds at the Ashburton Clock Tower

Exhibition

In Colour

Event

Island Breeze

Event

Karen Boyce Print
Prints

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Ki uta ki tai:
Our Braided Rivers

Photograph of the Braided Rivers

Programme

Ki uta ki tai:
Our Braided Rivers

Image of the Rakaia River showing braiding, 2007. ADC Collection.

Exhibition

Kiln-dred Spirits
Ceramics from the Civic Art Collection

Image of two ceramic vases, one in the foreground which is speckled white and brown, and one in the background which is dark brown

Exhibition

Kiln-dred Spirits

Image of two ceramic pots, one white speckled and one brown, from Kiln-dred Spirits exhibition at Rokowhiria Art & Heritage

Programme

Kura Pounamu
Our Treasured Stone

Mere (hand weapon). Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (OL000070/1)

Exhibition

Kōwhai Kids

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Learn

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Living on the Land:
Tākata Whenua o Hakatere

Students in a classroom session

Programme

Nature’s Symphony: A Visual Journey through our Forests
Marilyn Rea-Menzies

Exhibition

Ng King Bros.
Chinese Market Gardens

Ng Brothers Chinese Market Garden Settlement

Programme

Ng King Brothers Merchandise
Bags

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Nocturne
Kara Burrowes & Charrette van Eekelen

Detail of Charrette van Eekelen’s textile work Night Lines, showing lit structures on a wharf at night.

Exhibition

Oink by David Elliot
Books

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Opening | Ayesha Green: The Highlander's Farewell

Event

Opening | Ki uta ki tai: Our Braided Rivers

Image of Road bridge over the Hakatere (Ashburton) River, 1987. AMHS Collection.

Event

Opening | Lynda Cullen: A Fold in Time

Event

Our Connection to the Natural World
Heather Sarin

Abstract painting with green, pink, brown and blue background and small green birds by artist Heather Sarin for exhibition Our Connection to the Natural World

Programme

Our Connection to the Natural World
Heather Sarin

Exhibition

Painting New Zealand
Ian Scott

Ian Scott’s painting Sacred Hill, a collage-like composition of figures, faces, ferns and a coastal landscape.

Exhibition

Painting our Taihao

Painting of a snow-covered mountain over a field of grass and trees, shown in Rokowhiria Art & Heritage exhibition Over the Range

Programme

Panthalassa
Natchez Hudson

Panthalassa by Natchez Hudson

Exhibition

Peregrination: A Sub Antarctic Odyssey
Kathy Reilly

Kathy Reilly’s print Wayfinding, with fiery orange forms over deep blue and green textures, like an aerial view of land.

Exhibition

Peter Lynn Kites – Octopus
Kites

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Potion
Anita DeSoto

Exhibition

Power to the Land by Michael Hanrahan
Books

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Privacy Policy

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Quick history of Barrhill: J C Wason’s model village

Black-and-white photograph of a large group of parents and schoolchildren posed in rows outside Barrhill School for a flag-hoisting ceremony in 1901.

Story

Rachel Ratten Quilt – Colour of Construction Study #10
Artworks

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Rachel Ratten Quilt – Colour of Construction Study #11
Artworks

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Research

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Say Yes to the Dress: 100 Years of Mid-Canterbury Weddings

A shot of wedding dresses on display during Dearly Beloved: 100 Years of the Wedding Dress

Story

Schools

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Sharing Histories:
Gifts of 2025–2026

Exhibition

Shop

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Signpost Magnets
Magnets

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Snark by David Elliot after Lewis Carroll
Books

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Stories

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Stranded Assets – Redux
Jenna Packer

Detail of Jenna Packer’s foyer wall commission Stranded Assets – Redux, a repeating pattern of trees and hills in blue, green and ochre.

Exhibition

Stranded Assets: Redux
Jenna Packer

Image of Jenna Packer's artwork Stranded Assets: Redux on display at Rokowhiria Art & Heritage

Programme

Sunday Studio

Child making a cardboard sculpture

Event

Sunshine Print Paper
Craft

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Support

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Survivor WW1 Game

Students in a classroom session

Programme

Tales from the Whakanui Shore

Sepia photograph of Daisy Mackie sitting on the shore at Whakanui beach beside large whale bones, including a tall jawbone standing upright.

Story

Talk & Performance | vegetable.machine.animal

vegetable.machine.animal performance by Kieran Monaghan

Event

The 'Rural Wife Crisis'

Cows owned by Walter Lylian being milked by hand, Staveley, 1915. AM&HS Collection (Photo reference: 04.2003.0108f)

Story

The Adventures of Sydney Penguin by David Elliot
Books

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The Components of the Humble Kiwi Villa

Historic photograph of a family sitting on the veranda of a rural villa in the Ashburton District.

Story

The Highlander's Farewell
Ayesha Green

Image of sheep painted by Ayesha Green for her exhibition The Highlander's Farewell at Rokowhiria Art & Heritage

Exhibition

The Highlander's Farewell
Ayesha Green

Painting of sheep by Ayesha Green, for The Highlander's Farewell, an exhibition at Rokowhiria Art & Heritage

Programme

The Moon & Farmer McPhee by Margaret Mahy & David Elliot
Books

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The Space Balls: When Cosmic Junk Landed in Mid Canterbury

Black-and-white photograph of a DSIR scientist in a white coat examining the burnt-out hole in the first space ball.

Story

The Word Witch - Flights of Fancy
David Elliot

David Elliot’s illustration Goodness Gracious, showing a woman flying into the air above a breaking wave.

Exhibition

Tinwald: Southern suburb or more than meets the eye?

Sepia photograph of men in boater hats and a woman with a parasol relaxing on the grass beneath willow trees in the Tinwald Domain.

Story

True Crime: Rakaia

Postcard portrait of Amy Bock dressed in men’s clothing, standing in a long overcoat with a high collar.

Story

Uncle Trev and His Whistling Bull by Jack Lasenby
Books

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Waterton: a township lost to time

The Waterton Hotel

Story

What’s On

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Workshop | Ayesha Green

Painting of a memorial statue by Ayesha Green

Event

Workshop | Heather Sarin

Heather Sarin standing next to her artwork

Event

Workshop | LEGO Building: Braided Rivers

Image of a LEGO wave on a pink background

Event

Zonta Ashburton Women's Art Award 2026

Julia Holderness’ Villa Margaux: a studio archive, a table laid with painted ceramics, jugs and handwritten papers.

Exhibition

Zonta Ashburton Women's Art Award 2027

ZAWAA26 Premier Award-winning work dreamchaser by Miranda Parkes.

Exhibition

the cuckoo sings for me, for the mountain
Noel Meek

Video still of a dark, glinting coal face with deep diagonal ridges.

Exhibition