What's on at Culture Waitaki
A celebration of Linda Collins' powerful new book, a stunningly intimate portrait of loss and grief through the words of the author, as a mother, recounting her teenage daughters’ suicide.
Ōamaru Public Library28 January 2021 - 6:00pm
Waitaki District Libraries' Summer Reading Challenge is a chance for kids to challenge themselves and motivate them to continue reading over the summer holidays.
Waitaki District Library14 December 2020 - 9:00am to 1 February 2021 - 5:30pm
A Waitaki Whitestone Aspiring Global Geopark Talk.
Ōamaru Public Library18 February 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Programmes
Do you love reading and finding new books to dig into?
Come along to the BookChat group at Palmerston Library! We meet the third Wednesday of the month at 2pm.
Interested to know more about your family?
Join others and learn from the experts.
Learn how to record family information.
Love to do jigsaw puzzles and want to meet others? Come to the Community Space at the Oamaru Library, and indulge your passion in puzzling. Every Friday from 10 am-1pm
Stories and music for preschoolers and parents/caregivers. Come along to our fun, free sessions at Ōamaru Library, every Thursday from 10:45-11:15am.
Wriggle & Rhyme is an active movement programme for 0-2 year olds and caregivers.
It runs Fridays during term times from 10:30-11:00am at The Oamaru Opera House.
Exhibitions
‘We are each made up of one hundred million million cells, none of which have any idea who we are.’ Marcus Chown
Forrester Gallery27 November 2020 to 14 February 2021
I have always had a love of drawing but first picked up a paintbrush at the age of 16. It was then I started to have a go at oils, as I loved the old masters. I could spend hours looking through books I had got out of the library wondering how on earth they managed to paint like that.
Forrester Gallery23 January 2021 to 7 March 2021
In the mid 1800s, Ōamaru was a bustling outpost of the British Empire. Immigrants from different cultural and social backgrounds settled here in search of a better life.
Waitaki Museum15 December 2020 to 15 December 2023
Waitaki Museum is home to a significant collection of taoka (treasures), dating back to the earliest days of Māori settlement.
Waitaki Museum15 December 2020 to 15 December 2023
The story of our land begins millions of years ago, when Waitaki, like much of New Zealand, lay under the sea.Waitaki Museum15 December 2020 to 15 December 2025
