BAY VIEWS Email: [email protected] September 2020

OpenArts Inc. presents

‘Let’s Talk Peninsula’ and ‘With Love from the Peninsula’ Two Exhibitions in One!

Otago Arts Society Galleries Peninsula Connection: Opening Vauxhall to Macandrew Bay section – Sunday 6 September Dunedin Railway Station Construction of the latest section of the Peninsula September 5th - 19th Connection (Section 2, Vauxhall to Macandrew Bay) will be completed in the next few weeks. 10 - 4 daily

The Peninsula Connection project will make the roads ‘With Love from the Peninsula’ safer for everyone who uses them. Work includes road Raising funds for the Dunedin Wild Life Hospital. widening, a new rock seawall and a shared path for pedestrians and cyclists. Two exhibitions - to promote our Artists - their Art - the Wild life; our people; and OUR Peninsula with its many The official public opening for this section is on fabulous unique attractions. Sunday 6 September at 1pm in Macandrew Bay at the Beach car park There will be featured Lunch time talks by prominent A BBQ will follow Peninsula people - Including Ian Griffen, Margaret Barker, James Higham, Rachel McGregor, a speaker (Opening party will be subject to Covid-19 restrictions. from The Albatross Colony. Watch for publicity nearer to the date if there is any change). Look for details in the Star and ODT Members of the community will be encouraged to walk or cycle along the new 5 km shared path before the opening speeches and experience the landscaped OpenArts thanks paths, native plants and purpose-built boardwalks. DCC; Fulton Hogan; Portobello Hotel; Larnach Castle; Work has started on the next section from Company Port to Port; Otago Peninsula Trust; Hereweka Garden Bay to Broad Bay. Retreat; Arts Content; The Monarch; Natures Wonders; Jan's Dolls; Mitre10 Mega, for their generous sponsorship and support!

Library News

We have recently received the $1000 donation we usually get annually from the Peninsula Libraries Trust. We didn’t get anything last year so I am eager to go out and buy some new books with this money. I will be working with the Recommendations and Request book we keep in the library, for people to say what they would like us to buy.

The Trust was established in 1878 when a generous, far-sighted farmer put 40 acres of land into a trust who leased it out. The rent enables the three libraries on the peninsula to have money for books: Portobello, Pukehiki and Macandrew Bay.

Our hours remain the same:

Wednesdays 5.30 to 7.30 pm

Fridays 2.30 to 4.30 pm

the last Sunday in the month 4 to 5.00 pm

(This month 30th August)

This term it has been great to get back to a more normal school routine with lots of exciting learning opportunities on the go. This recent and hopefully brief return to Level 2 has meant we have had to postpone some events and do others in a slightly different way but school is going extremely well. We have had lots of interesting learning going on throughout Term 3. We are having a number of speakers coming in to talk to the students about groups they belong to. These people are working hard to take action to look after the planet and the diverse flora and fauna. We have learnt about the work of the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity group and the Year 6 children have been designing nesting boxes for birds, rat traps, bird feeders, weta hotels and all sorts of other exciting things for the ‘Dunedin 2040’ Exhibition in at the Polytechnic Hub at the beginning of September. Tara Murray who works for DOC and Tim Ure who is a water treatment engineer are sharing their work with the children. Year 3 students are investigating green roof plantings on bus shelters and rain gardens, as part of their study into Green Infrastructure for 'Dunedin 2040'. This week Marine Biologists from the Portobello Marine Laboratory brought many exciting hands-on activities for the children to experience and they loved carefully holding creatures from the visiting touch tank. Year 5 and 6 classes are also enjoying learning how to make and set off rockets with the help of local engineers, Nik Devlin and Michaela Day who visit each week. These senior classes also have a Mandarin Language learning session each week as well. The Life Education Bus visited the school to deliver Health Education programmes. We always look forward to Maria and Harold visiting us. Many people have been asking about whether the school is having a School Fair this year. The Home and School are keen to have a modified fair, probably on Sunday 29 November so mark that day in your calendar. Later next term we would love to receive donated books, toys and good condition high quality clothing to sell at the fair, so bear us in mind if your are thinking of finding a good home for some things you no longer have a use for. We would love it if keen gardeners might pot up some seedlings or cuttings for us to sell as well. It will be great for our community to get together for an event ,after this most unusual year we are all having. The school will be used as a Polling Booth as usual on October the 17th and will also be open the Saturday before for advance voting, on Saturday the 10th of October. An Eclectic Mix

We are open Local artists Rod Eales, Jude Ansbacher, Anneloes Douglas, Sundays 12.30— Trevor Douglas and Fiona Stirling are having an exhibition of 3.30pm paintings, drawings and photographs at the Macandrew Bay Admission $2, Hall. There will be an interesting variety of styles, subject children free. matter and mediums that reflect five very different approaches and responses to life in Dunedin.

OTAGO PENINSULA MUSEUM

We recently held our Annual General Meeting at the Museum. Thanks to all those who came along to support us. After the meeting Warren took folk down to the Barn and showed them what the Tuesday Featured in this eclectic mix are some well loved parts of the volunteers have been doing. Everyone seemed very Otago Peninsula, including Yellow Head at Broad Bay, the impressed. Also shown were some items donated to the Inlet and photographs of Harbour Cone. Museum (by the Taylor family from Sandymount—see below), some of which were 2 black bonnets and a hand Come and celebrate LOCAL, and talk to the artists from th th made jacket that belonged to Mrs Taylor who arrived in Saturday 19 – Sunday 27 September New Zealand in 1865. Macandrew Bay Hall 10.00am -4.00pm We encourage families to give the Museum a copy of their family tree. We often have families from out of town call us. Just recently we had two families come wanting to visit the Airlie Bank Cemetery and looking for family records. Thankfully we have recently been given records on the Bayne family of Company Bay who have lots of other Peninsula family connections. Contact us at: [email protected]

Our book ‘Portobello - A Brief History’ is still available and selling well. Thanks to the Portobello Shop for having it available for sale. Our big news for this month is that we are a finalist in the 2020 Canon Oceania Grants program. We are very excited Taylor Family of Sandymount about our project – a 3D model of Broad Bay and the Otago Harbour that will connect with the oral histories of our local Jessie McDavid/Devitt was born in 1848 in people through QR codes. Ours is the only school and the Musselburgh, Scotland. She arrived in Port Chalmers in only South Island project to be selected as a finalist, and we 1865 on the ship Ësmok. In 1866 she married Duncan are very proud of this achievement. Please support our effort Taylor at Knox Church. Duncan Taylor had arrived on to win the grant by voting online at canon.co.nz/about-canon/ the ship Pladda in 1860.Duncan and Jessie farmed at community/grants. Voting closes on 28 August 2020, and we Sandymount bringing up their family there. Duncan died will learn the results in September. in 1883 and Jessie was to stay on the farm until her Our large, 3D interactive map will enable our children to death in 1957 aged 92. Two sons ran a dairy farm at locate themselves in place and time - past, present and Otakou for some years until 1910. Jessie and Duncan future. The map will be large enough for children to step into are buried in the Andersons Bay Cemetery. and climb on, and QR codes will link to digitally recorded Descendants of the Taylor family still farm at images, information, and narratives about the locations Sandymount. shown on the map, and the people who have lived in the area. We will work in close consultation with Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou, who lend their support to our project. In gathering the resources that will be linked to the map, our students will Bee Cards go live on learn to record and edit visual and audio narratives, to use Sepember 1st, and technology for digitally storing and presenting material in an buses will no longer be accessible way, and will gain extensive understanding of the free. A flat fare of $2 social, cultural and natural past, present, and future of our will apply for adults, local area. $1.20 for youth (5-18). Through this project we will create a rich repository of However, SuperGold information about Broad Bay and the surrounding area, Card holders will be which will be accessible to all through our website, and can able to travel free at any time. Get your Bee Card on line be added to over years to come. We look forward to inviting or at the Otago Regional Council offices. you to come and explore our map. Welcome back to the whiff of fresh cut grass, and early blossom perfume in the air as the Macandrew Bay Playcentre children play in the warm, late-winter sunshine, stripping off coats, hats and jerseys among our playground daffodils. Welcome too, to our families who have joined our centre and welcome to the newest, gorgeous little baby, Jack. Tihei mauri ora!

Our Playcentre had a Bake Sale at the Portobello Winter Market Sale recently and had a great result as What’s Happening at Larnach Castle? A lot ! there was a good number of people there. How lucky we have all been to enjoy such freedoms to gather together in large numbers and share in the fun. Did you know that Kids go Free with one paying adult at st Larnach Castle? Offer lasts until the 31 of October. In late June when the evenings became dark early, our centre celebrated Matariki, the Maori New Year. It was Larnach Castle and Gardens is the ideal place for children to really exciting for our tamariki to come at dusk to see step back in time and experience what life may have been like the centre transformed with stars and fairy-lights, in the 1870’s. It is also an opportunity to explore the garden witness the dark night sky unfold and see it lit up with and hunt out the ‘Alice in wonderland’ features. stars and moon. We sang waiata and Twinkle Little Star into the cold night air as we carried lanterns and paraded through our playground, satisfied with We have also extended our ‘Loyal local’ offer until the 31st of tummies full of fish’n’chips, toasted marshmallows and October. The terms and conditions for this pass are— you pay a hot cocoa. Here too, we felt grateful to gather once—and visits for the next 12 months are free of charge. together as a big group of families. This is the perfect way to visit the Castle throughout the seasons. Our children are building rich reciprocal relationships with each other and enjoying discovering the world We are still offering evening dining to Dunedin locals. The around them. Whether it be through their exploration of transporting water or mixing vinegar and baking soda dinner is a four course ‘Trust-the-Chef’ menu including a potions or lava, their curiosity drives their play and complementary pre-dinner drink. To make a reservation they feel great joy in trial and error. They share their Email [email protected]. wonderment and awe together and the older children have become inspirational teachers to the younger We have some great upcoming events planned. Keep children, (an example of tuakana teina relationships). checking our website for new events . The younger ones are motivated to copy them and try for themselves.

A dog’s day out The centre has had a ‘Mary Poppins’ tidy-up, change around, and is feeling new to explore. Some babies are This event was so popular we decided to have another day rocking on their hands and knees and their curiosity where you can bring your dog up to the Castle—a day out for with the world is motivating them to pull themselves up the whole family. and get involved. It’s been lovely to hear their singing too! Everyone is enjoying playing with the babies, especially getting down low to their level on our plush Halloween at Larnach Castle new carpet mats thanks to the generous donation from The Carpet Store, South Dunedin and to member Shae Dress to scare but wear your dancing shoes. who organised it all. Items will be auctioned during the evening to raise funds for Otago Community Hospice. Our children are currently contributing to the creation Bookings essential - [email protected] of a felt material Whanau tree. Children have used ever- so-careful hands placing and glueing the leaves. Once completed it will hold our members family photos and Blooming beautiful illustrate how we are families who belong, grow and learn together. To celebrate Spring, Jolene from Estelle Flowers is going to Come and join in the fun - you may hear kids singing do several floral arrangements in situ around the Castle. ‘American Pie’ or Frozen movie ‘Let it go’ on Tuesday After the demonstration, a spring themed dinner will be served and Friday sessions 9am to 12 noon, 4 Conway Street. in one of the Castle dining rooms. This will be an ideal chance to chat to Jolene.

Bookings essential - [email protected] We send our condolences to the families of Brian Full refunds will be issued if, due to any Covid-19 restrictions, Milner, Robin Charteris and Doreen MacKay, all the event is cancelled. longstanding Macandrew Bay residents who have Check our website at larnachcastle.co.nz died recently. Have you visited The Fletcher House in Broad Bay recently?

Otago Peninsula Trust Update This delightful fully restored return veranda villa was built in 1909 by James Fletcher and Albert The Trust has been relieved and grateful to be the recipient of Morris as a new house for the local storekeeper a STAPP (Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme) Hubert Green. The house has beautiful views announced last week for the Royal Albatross Centre. This is over Turnbull Bay at 727 Portobello Road. fantastic as it enables us to continue to operate our world class attraction for everyone to enjoy. In August 1991 the restoration of The Fletcher House began and the fully restored house Here's a few reasons why... (managed by the Otago Peninsula Trust) was opened to the public by Sir James Fletcher, son The Royal Albatross Centre is a key strategic asset for Otago. of the original builder. The facility with its heritage of 53 years is a landmark attraction which performs many important roles:

1. AN ICONIC world-unique tourism attraction hosting around 160,000 visitors annually, of which 80% are international.

2. AN EMPLOYER with 76 direct employees at peak season and a significant employment effect on other businesses that include the Royal Albatross Centre in their tours.

3. ONE of New Zealand’s pioneer ecotourism enterprises since 1967, promoting Dunedin as the Wildlife Capital of New Zealand. Being taken around the house by a delightful 4. A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE for conservation, guide (ours was Sandy) memories of visiting ecotourism and education. grandparents springs to mind.

Board and batten timber ceilings, floral wallpaper 5. THE MAIN REVENUE GENERATOR to support the work of laid over the traditional hessian scrim, pressed Otago Peninsula Trust, New Zealand’s first private zinc dado panels in the hall, a thoroughly charitable conservation trust, since 1967. utilitarian kitchen with a black cast iron range and cream painted woodwork—all give a glimpse of 6. A CONSERVATION PARTNER to the Department of yesterday—and a reminder of how our forebears Conservation caring for the Albatross Colony. lived in Dunedin, a city rich in Victorian villas. 7. A GENEROUS CHARITY helping other fledgling Visit some day soon and enjoy being taken back organisations, volunteer boards and hosting community to fond family memories and memorabilia. events. Opening times at present are Saturday, Sunday, 8. AN IMPORTANT STORYTELLER with a commitment to and public holidays from 11am—4pm sharing Dunedin’s environmental, historical and cultural stories with locals and visitors. Currently a gold coin donation is appreciated

9. A KEY PARTNER to Tourism New Zealand. (Read more about The Fletcher House in the book by Peter Shaw, author of New Zealand Architecture from Polynesian Beginnings to 1990. Obtainable at Fletcher House.)

SAVE THE OTAGO PENINSULA (STOP)

Kia Ora everyone. My name is Sally McArthur and I am the proud owner of the first Freedom Drivers franchise in Dunedin. I am excited to bring this very personal TACKLING PEST PLANTS transport service to the area and very much look forward to building relationships with locals, looking for a caring If you notice a mass of shrivelled, brown foliage, please service to get them from A to B. don’t think someone has done a mass chemical spray. I am born and bred in Dunedin, living on the Peninsula, It will be the pest plant, banana passion fruit, that has been in the beautiful suburb of Company Bay. My key killed either by grubbing out the root or by cutting the base interests are family, gardening and travel. of the stem and applying a herbicide gel to the cut stump. The foliage browns off and is left to die and is soon hidden Being able to help and support others in the community by the growth of the supporting tree. in a compassionate and non-judgemental way is very important to me which is why I feel that the Freedom Banana passion fruit, originally introduced to New Zealand Drivers business is such a good fit. from South America, is a vigorous, evergreen climber which can completely smother trees. The ripe yellow fruits may We provide great customer service. Honesty, integrity contain over 200 seeds, which are spread by birds, possums and confidentiality is an essential part of our service. and rodents. The vine occurs in many parts of the We offer a personal service for all your appointments, Peninsula, but not all. By targeting the outlying infestations with extra help at either end of the journey as required, it is hoped to prevent further spread and gradually reduce including: its distribution.  Medical appointments : Hospital, Doctor, Dentist, A group of local residents have regular working bees on Specialist, Physiotherapist. We can help you at your Friday mornings to SWAT (which stands for Seek Weeds appointments, get your prescriptions filled or take And Terminate) pest plants. Doctors’ notes

If you would like to know more please contact:  Shopping trips: We’ll help you shop and even carry your groceries Marcia Dale [email protected]  Personal Appointments: Hair dressers, manicures Moira Parker [email protected]  Special outings to visit friends, sports clubs, scenic STOP outings and tours. We can even take you out for a cup of tea and a chat to enjoy the weather Smith’s Creek Revegetation Project Regular planting bees continue Tuesday and Sunday  Airport pick up and drop off: We’ll carry your bags starting at 10am at the end of Bacon St. and help you with your check in.

Contact Lala: text 027 8756 020 or email We take Total Mobility cards and are ACC registered [email protected] vendors. Please feel free to get in touch to find out more about our service. Phone: 03 471 8177 Mobile: 027 228 0035 or Freephone 0800 956 956 www.freedomdrivers.co.nz

 The Peninsula has a local gardener available, with 27 years experience in the horticulture, and floristry fields. Gardening is in her blood and she'd love the opportunity to jazz up your garden, section or land. You can contact Chris on 022 035 7392 Email: edenflowers16@gmail  ‘The Star’ weekly delivery has stopped in some areas of Dunedin, including the Otago Peninsula. Collect your A handcraft group meets every Wednesday night free copy from the Macandrew Bay Store each during the school term in the staff room of Thursday. Macandrew Bay School from 7pm – 10pm. Cost per night is $2.00  The quick response, or QR, Code is a two-dimensional version of the Barcode able to convey a wide variety of For further information information almost instantly with the scan of a mobile contact Cynthia Duncan 476-1152 device. Tena Koutou everyone

Winter is nearly done and we are already well into August. So far we have had it pretty good given there have not been too many frosts and the weather has been quite mild at times, if not quite warm (dare I say it).

Just a friendly reminder about driving in winter conditions. Please take that extra time and care when travelling especially on those mornings when there has been a frost or rain. Thankfully not too many thus far. Ice and wet conditions play a big part in traffic crashes around this time of the year but with a little bit of patience and some good defensive driving you do not need to be the next crash that I attend.

School has been back for a few weeks now so again a wee reminder about always keeping an eye out for our precious little ones when passing the schools. Those pressure point times of 8.45am – 9.15am and 2.45pm – 3.15pm are really important. Slow down around these areas and take extra care please.

We have had a slight surge in boy racers coming out our way As the days are getting longer again and spring recently. They travel in numbers and for the most part abide flowers are becoming prolific, there is a sense of by the rules. However there are always a few that don’t. If you better days ahead regardless of Covid-19. see any unsavoury driving or use of a motor vehicle please call it in. The best avenue is *555. If I’m not working a town The big news is the upcoming celebration, on car will come out and give these guys and girls a rev up (did September 6th at Macandrew Bay, of the completion of you see what I did there!!). Thanks to two of our locals doing the Peninsula Connection Project between Vauxhall this last Sunday we were able to catch up to three of them and Macandrew Bay. Already we are seeing lots of and several reminders (tickets) were issued. It is not OK to people walking and cycling the completed sections come out here and pass dangerously, speed and generally which is indicative our community will be making drive like an idiot. good use of the new shared pathway in the future. My traffic focus for the coming weeks is going to be Intersections/seatbelts and cell phones. Just giving you all a With the recent Covid-19 alert Level 1 moving to Level heads up. I am still getting reports of speeding along the low 2 in our area, the Board was informed additional buses road especially between Vauxhall and Macandrew Bay. Please would be running for the following services 7.47 a.m. adhere to the road signage of 50kmph and 30 kmph even if from Portobello (via Musselburgh) to the Hub, and 3.08 you don’t agree with them. p.m. from the Hub ( via Musselburgh) to Harington Point. Both of these services will have 2 buses Thanks to all of the Peninsula businesses for getting those running until further notice, in case capacity is QR Codes up in your premises so quickly. I’ve checked and reached. everyone has them. They are a great tool should the worst happen and their data be required to contact trace. Please use The next meeting of the Board is on September 24. them. It only takes 2 seconds if you have the App. If not keep Just a reminder that we have funding available for a record of when and where you have been. community projects, and we welcome people to our meetings and the public forum. Please contact us if Take care of yourselves and look out for your neighbours and you wish to attend to discuss any burning issues you loved ones. may have so we can assist with resolving them. Until next time (summer), take care, Aaron Stay safe and happy.

Senior Constable Aaron Smith Edna Stevenson O/C Portobello 1710 Highcliff Road, Portobello, Dunedin 2014 [email protected] Email : [email protected] 027 478 0543 Our new rescue boat is here in Dunedin and everyone is looking forward to using it this coming season. We are applying for grants at present for an RS Feva and two more O'pen BIC skiffs to accommodate the huge interest in Learn-to-Sail lessons. Thanks to Bendigo Valley Sport and Charity Foundation who have contributed $5000 for the RS Feva. We are looking at some changes and exciting things happening for Learn-to-Sail this season. Membership fees for the 2020/2021 season are also due soon.

Email: [email protected] for more details on upcoming courses or joining the club. Also keep an eye on the facebook page for our season opening date and Learn-to-Sail course information.

We held the AGM on Friday the 31 July. Congratulations to Else Besuijen who was made a life member.

Our committee for the coming year is: Commodore Ross Whitburn, Secretary Anna Leslie, Treasurer Paul Thomson, Vice Commodore Mike Thomson, Club Captain Neil Morris, Rear Commodore Grant Campbell, Immediate past commodore Roy Roker, General What’s up in the Bays Committee Members: Lin Campbell, Bruce Duncan, Ruth Lawson and Paul Sabonadiere.

 Celsius Exhibition 23 August—20 September. New Email: [email protected] paintings by Pauline Bellamy at Bellamys Gallery Website: https://www.sporty.co.nz/mbbc  Yoga on Tuesdays 7—8.30pm in the Macandrew Bay school library. Mats provided. $15 per session. All are Facebook page: welcome. https://www.facebook.com/MacandrewBayBoatingClub/  Steady As You Go—Fridays 1.30pm at the Bowling Club

 Power Hoop—Mondays 6.30—7.30pm in the Macandrew The school will be used Bay Hall as a Polling Booth as usual on October the Rural Skip Day—11th October from 10am—5pm  17th and will also be Portobello Domain open the Saturday before for advance voting on  Coffee Caravan—beside the Playground in Macandrew Saturday 10th of Bay 7.30am—1.30pm weekdays. Tel Graeme 021 116 October. 5306 E: [email protected]

 Book Rummage at Broad Bay School 5—8 pm Thursday 29th October. Serving hot dinner. Plus second chance books: Sunday 1st November 2—4pm

 Dr Paul Sabonadiere will be in Macandrew Bay surgery on Mondays and Thursdays from 9—10.30 at the present time. Talent in the Bay Their family-based collective bought a former church in If you attended the recent showing of the beautiful Film Macandrew Bay as a site for their community activities Festival movie, ‘In Plain Air’ portraying the work of and home school their children. Each parent and family Macandrew Bay artist Pauline Bellamy, you will have heard member invested their personal skills and strengths into Pip Laufiso speak in its praise and then lead the audience in their children’s education. This made sure that individual the waiata Te Aroha. To me, that response epitomises the needs were catered for and both family and cultural person, Pip Laufiso. A vibrant leader and an outstanding values were instilled from an early age. supporter and organiser of art and cultural events. She is a Pip and her husband Hiliako Iaheto have continued to live person who cares deeply about people, their cultures and in Macandrew Bay and work together on various arts and their relationships. (See her moving 2010 TEDxDunedin talk cultural events and projects, including a few gigs at the titled The Epistemology of Reciprocity.) Macandrew Bay Hall. As a musician and one of the arts Dunedin born and raised, Pip has been involved in a wide facilitators at Bathgate Park School, Hiliako supports range of community-based organisations, both locally and young people to develop their musical skills including nationally, for many years. From 1993 until 2010 she was a forming their own bands. Their son Kimi is in Melbourne Lecturer, Advisor and a Pasifika Liaison Officer at the and is also pursuing his interests in Pacific performing University of Otago College of Education. In 2010, she arts. became the Executive Officer for the Arai Te Uru Kokiri Pip practises what she preaches. She believes that Training Centre and in 2015, she took on her current role as accessibility to education and respect of diversity is of a Senior Adviser with the Ministry of Education. paramount importance for everyone. Pip is a Trustee and Co-chair of the trust that oversees the Lynne Aldridge Otago Polyfest and is serving her second term on the board of the Otago Community Trust. The aim of the OCT is to ensure that Otago communities are strong, vibrant and caring of our people, heritage, environment and future. A vision that Pip strongly believes in and works hard to achieve.

Networking plays an important part in Pip’s life. She has been contributing to a national online Arts and Events community which came together at the beginning of the Alert Level 4. She also hosted live conversations, Pasifika Solutions Talanoa from 8-9 pm on Tuesday nights inviting a range of Pacific artists, politicians, musicians and community workers to share their insights and perspectives on this Covid-19 environment. Pip firmly believes listening, collaborating and sharing ideas is crucial to strengthen vibrant and sustainable communities.

Pip’s passion for supporting the community and being so fully involved comes from her hard working parents. Her late mother, Eti, whom I was privileged to know and work with, was an outstanding role model and leader. Eti lived life to the full. She was a teacher, lecturer, and served on several national and international committees supporting and promoting Pacific Island peoples and culture. She instigated translating primary school reading resources into Pacific Island languages and was an early advocate of sexuality education around HIV and AIDS. No mean feat for a Samoan woman in the 1980s!! Pip’s sister, Marie, is on the Dunedin City Council and her late brother, Michael, was also involved in community work.

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Recently, Dunedin was treated to a spectacular short film directed by Miranda Bellamy about the life and work of Pauline. Those who attended the world premiere at the Regent Theatre on Monday 3rd August were transfixed by the photography, scenery and Pauline’s portrayal of Otago and in particular our beautiful Peninsula.

‘In Plain Air’—en plein air—is painting outdoors, and was pioneered by John Constable in Britain c. 1813. From about 1860 it became fundamental to Impressionism and increased in the 1870s with the introduction of paints in tubes (resembling modern toothpaste tubes).

Keep an eye on Bellamysgallery.com for details about a link to more images during film making