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The main entrance of Southland Hospital in Invercargill. Photo: Nixleovel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

He Waka Tuia's Play artworks brighten Southland Hospital children's ward

A modified version of He Waka Tuia's popular Play exhibition has been installed in the children's ward at Southland Hospital, in what the gallery believes is a first for a public gallery and a public hospital.

6 days ago

Anderson House in Anderson Park, Invercargill, the former home of the Invercargill Public Art Gallery. Photo: Sarah Stewart / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Arts & Events

Porcelain work wins Laura Allen supreme prize at Murihiku Art Awards

Laura Allen's porcelain piece 34 years of Age has taken the $8,000 supreme award at the 2026 ILT Murihiku Art Awards, with the finalists' exhibition on show at He Waka Tuia in Invercargill until 15 November.

10 Oct 2026