Te Hikoi Southern Journey

21/07/2025

🎙️ 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 – 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀

🗣️ S𝐨u𝐭h𝐥a𝐧d𝐞r𝐬 𝐖a𝐧t𝐞d t𝐨 𝐇e𝐥p R𝐞c𝐨r𝐝 𝐎u𝐫 𝐑e𝐠i𝐨n’s U𝐧t𝐨l𝐝 𝐒t𝐨r𝐢e𝐬

The 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝗦𝗢𝗛𝗣) is inviting community members to get involved in a new wave of oral history interviews focused on the region’s unique people, industries, and communities.

📚 Founded in 2006, the project is a joint venture between 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 and the 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹, housed at the 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀.

🗓️ Over the next six months, the project will support a group of interviewers to record stories on key topics where we have significant gaps in our collection, including:

⚓ Bluff and maritime history
🏪 Longstanding businesses in Invercargill’s CBD
🎭 Arts organisations with deep roots in the region (such as Out of School Music, Repertory, and Musical Theatre)
🌷 The tulip industry
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ experiences
🏞️ Tourism development in the Catlins

🎧 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:
✅ Training in interview techniques, ethics, and technical skills
✅ Help researching their chosen topic and planning interviews
✅ Equipment provided
✅ A mentor to guide them

🗨️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗔𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲:
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭.”

📣 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝘀:
“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘴.”

💡 𝐓h𝐞 𝐩r𝐨j𝐞c𝐭 𝐚l𝐬o w𝐞l𝐜o𝐦e𝐬 𝐩e𝐨p𝐥e w𝐡o h𝐚v𝐞 𝐚 𝐬t𝐨r𝐲 𝐭h𝐞m𝐞 𝐨f t𝐡e𝐢r o𝐰n t𝐡e𝐲’𝐝 𝐥i𝐤e t𝐨 𝐞x𝐩l𝐨r𝐞.

📬 𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, email Rosie at: 𝘀𝗼𝗵𝗽@𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆.𝗰𝗼.𝗻𝘇
📞 Or call: 𝟬𝟯 𝟮𝟭𝟭 𝟴𝟰𝟭𝟰

20/07/2025

🏛️ 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐆𝐌 + 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 🎤

Join us for an evening of history, kōrero, and connection with special guest 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐰 — we’d love to see you there! ✨🪙

👉 𝘾𝒉𝙚𝒄𝙠 𝙤𝒖𝙩 𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙀𝒗𝙚𝒏𝙩 𝙋𝒐𝙨𝒕: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BFRjRPTKf/

08/07/2025

Available in our gift shop.

'Unsettled Bliss' is a powerful new book that unpacks how racism continues to shape daily life in Aotearoa, and the responsibilities that come with understanding our shared past more fully.

It’s reflective, thought-provoking, and sometimes uncomfortable, but it’s also necessary.

Find a copy at your local bookseller via BookHub: https://bookhub.co.nz/p/unsettled-bliss?barcode=9781067020774

07/07/2025

We will be closed for a wee break during winter from 14th July - 25th July (reopening 26th July 2025).

03/07/2025

Where's Wally? If you lost your hat... this might be it.

21/06/2025

20/06/2025

All ready to get crafty... pop on down between 1-3!

19/06/2025

Every day we are grateful to the numerous people who volunteer here at the museum, and you possibly only ever see our wonderful front of house volunteers. But this week, as official volunteer week, we also want to shout out to all our volunteers publicly, those front of house and behind the scenes. Without you, light bulbs would not be changed; gardens would get out of control; people would not be able to access the family histories we hold; objects would not be able to be received; objects and photos would not be researched or digitised, nor cared for and stored safely; and exhibitions would not happen. You all bring a range of skills and experience and very few people realise just how much goes on behind the scenes. Here is just one scene of a custom box being made - by our Collections Manager (and chief box maker) Mark - and a shout-out to those who tackle some of the more time consuming and less publicly appreciated tasks!

18/06/2025

Here are a few things happening locally on Friday to celebrate Matariki, organised by Riverton Riverton Community Promotions