The earthquake provides perfect cover to steal the water from the river as everyone is to concerned with the life dramas around them. Wrybills are endangered as the proposed flow regime will lead to more weeds and provide cover for stalking predators. The Rakaia was the first river in New Zealand to[...]
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
November 28th, 2011 - 8:46 pm § in News
Wai Wurri? – Why worry about water ?
WAI WURRI’ says artist Jane Zusters, ‘Why Worry about Water?’ Where : Tivoli / art/books / Film Central Oneroa , Waiheke Island Opening 5 pm saturday December 3, 2011 Bunny Mcdiamid will open the exhibition and Sue Fitchett will read her poetry Jane Zusters is a major, award-winnin[...]
November 24th, 2011 - 1:20 pm § in News
Is it ASSET sale or RIVER sale?
Is it ASSET sale or RIVER sale? Thanks to our forefathers, New Zealand’s rivers have always been owned by ALL New Zealanders. Many of our greatest rivers are currently controlled by publicly-owned companies, directly impacting the surrounding wetlands, fish and bird environments. All New Zealander[...]
November 23rd, 2011 - 12:55 pm § in News
Nick Smith next Sam Mahon target
Environment Minister Nick Smith formerly immortalised by Sam Mahon – in a cow dung bust, now has a pistol aimed at him by a young girl in a music video called Blood on the Stones. Canterbury artist and campaigner Sam Mahon created the manure sculpture as a protest against water pollution in the re[...]
October 29th, 2011 - 10:24 pm § in News
fracking the blighted future plan
Fracking is a commonly accepted term for hydro-fracturing, a process where water, sand and millions of gallons of toxic chemicals are injected into the earth at high pressure. The aim of hydro-fracturing is to fracture rock formations deep underground in the hopes of liberating natural gas that woul[...]
October 27th, 2011 - 10:32 pm § in News
Christchurch in hot water / water running out
The pond of the Christchurch Model Yacht Club at Victoria Lake, Hagley Park is empty and they don’t know where the water went. Christchurch has been pumping its acquifers dry like there is no tomorrow for years .We act like our braided rivers have no connection with our aquifers and we can exploit[...]
September 27th, 2011 - 9:48 am § in News
water snapshot
It was great to see the above exhibition that so eloquently brought home to us what has been happening to our rivers. AQUA VITAE: Claire Earlie Maxwell ( Shown Aigantigne Gallery 2 Jul 2011 – Wed 10 Aug 2011 and Forester Gallery 13 August – 25 September 2011) Claire Earlie Maxwell says ̶[...]
May 6th, 2011 - 9:57 pm § in News
water artists in Aussi show
Artists for save our water artists Ramonda Te Maiharoa and Jane Zusters exhibition The Murray River matters opened the first April at the Newcastle University Gallery, GS Building, University Drive,Callaghan NSW 2308.The University Gallery is situated in a purpose built, award winning building desig[...]
February 27th, 2011 - 12:54 pm § in News
Hurunui Water Matters exhibition earthquake casualty
Our latest artists for save our water exhibition show Hurunui Water Matters is no more and will not be opening at Crossroads Gallery on the 16th march. Everyone got out of the building safely but all the artwork has been lost with the collapsing ceiling.[...]
February 17th, 2011 - 10:39 am § in News
SAVE LAKE SUMNER email : complaint@hurunui.govt.nz
Below is a copy of our new Artists for save our water leaflet urging the public to email their views on the proposed irrigation schemes affecting The Hurunui River and Lake Sumner to complaint@hurunui.govt.nz[...]
February 7th, 2011 - 4:59 pm § in News
Hurunui Water Matters Exhibition Invitation
just to let you know about our next show Hurunui Water Matters opening 2pm Sunday 20th February 2011 21st to 26th February Sun 2-5pm:Mon-Sat:noon-5pm The Studio, first floor 84 Lichfield St, (Opposite the bus terminal) Christchurch, NZ. The Hurunui farmers’ water wish-list, proposing more intensiv[...]
February 1st, 2011 - 11:33 am § in News
water nightmare for Hurunui.
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August 26th, 2010 - 9:04 pm § in News
bird deaths will be on on Nick Smith’s head
Sam Mahon and Jane Zusters two of the Artists for save our water artists are in the Artists as Activists show at the Academy of Fine Arts showing in Wellington till September 12. Sam Mahon has made a sculpture of Environment Minister Nick Smith’s head from cow dung and filled with the skeleton[...]
August 5th, 2010 - 9:21 pm § in News
Join the Water Walk
Artists for save our water will be supporting this coming event so if you are an artist and you would like to be involved in some way get in touch. email/ info@artistsforsaveourwater.co.nz Water Walk Waimakariri Wai/Water Walk – From the Alps to the Ocean Sunday 19 to Sunday 26 September 2010 CANC[...]
July 27th, 2010 - 5:49 pm § in News
artists as political activists
Jane Zusters one of the of Artists for save our water will be showing her art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington as part of the Artists as Political Activists 21st August till 12th September[...]
July 1st, 2010 - 7:41 pm § in News
pooh cake for NZ PM John Key
The police would not allow demonstrators to present John Key with a cake in the shape of a cow pooh at the occasion of Nicky Wagner celebrating the opening of her new office. The guest of (dis)honour was the PM John Key and the protesters who included the young man who jumped on the PM’s [...][...]
May 1st, 2010 - 7:48 pm § in News
artists support our water our vote
SHOW SOLIDARITY AND JOIN THE RATES PROTEST It was like being back in the 70’s as hundreds of Christchurch citizens, enraged at loosing their vote, heckled those arriving at a National Party function on the last day in office of the sacked Environment Canterbury representatives. The police were out[...]
April 7th, 2010 - 11:40 am § in News
the water politics behind our watershow
RE OUR SHOW AT THE CHAMBER GALLERY RANGIORA Government torpedoes own flagship water reform group Five leading environmental and outdoor recreation groups said today that the Government legislation on water conservation orders passed yesterday under urgency has sent a torpedo into the Government-back[...]
March 17th, 2010 - 7:36 pm § in News
Hurunui River Journey 24 to 28 march 2010
Ki Uta Ki Tai (from the mountains to the sea) 1 February 2010 “We will be boating the Hurunui from Loch Katrine and Lake Sumner, spending two nights camping on the way out to the sea. We wish to explore the river as a whole. Having visited the source and the main divide to gather [...][...]
January 5th, 2010 - 3:40 pm § in News
Jamie Hanton reviews He awa reo – rivertalk
He awa reo – River Talk – Artists for Save our Water At CoCA 25th November – 12th December 2009 Reviewed by Jamie Hanton Looking out Ramonda Te Maiharoa’s digital doors to the Waimakariri River and seeing the spectre of dairy farming beside the untouched scene undoubtedly prompts tho[...]
December 16th, 2009 - 9:30 pm § in News
in their own words… by Daniel Colins
from the blog//sciblogs.co.nz/crikey-creek I’ve had an affinity with art since before I can remember. I went through a Seurat phase in primary school. Chalked up an asphalt car park with Picasso’s Guernica. And explained numerical modelling for my PhD defense with Colin McCahon. Art and scie[...]
December 14th, 2009 - 2:08 pm § in News
water show review by Daniel Collins
Canterbury’s water management needs a serious overhaul, according to artists and activists who gathered for an art exhibition at Christchurch’s COCA on Saturday. The exhibition featured works by 12 artists brought together by local artists Sally Hope and Jane Zusters for the second annual Artist[...]
November 17th, 2009 - 8:20 pm § in News
irrigators are sucking our rivers dry
Irrigators are sucking our rivers dry: update to He awa reo/ rivertalk opening 24 November On October 30, 2009 Environment Canterbury gave Central Plains Water, a private company, consent to take water from the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers for irrigation on the Central Canterbury Plains. Waianiwa[...]
November 12th, 2009 - 11:33 am § in News
he awa reo/rivertalk opens 24 nov
he awa reo/ river talk artists for save our water Tuesday 24th November 2009 Saturday 12th December 2009 art celebrating our rivers Opening 5.30 Tuesday November 24th, 2009 This is the second artists for save our water project comprising Mark Adams, Nigel Brown, Linda James, Sally Hope, Sam Mahon, A[...]
November 4th, 2009 - 8:32 pm § in News
win a jet boat ride
Media release – November 5, 2009 Last chance for thousands of Canterbury school children to win art competition Entries close on Saturday for thousands of Canterbury school children in an art competition designed to highlight concerns over the future of the region’s rivers. The Canterbury Childr[...]
October 8th, 2009 - 11:51 pm § in News
artistsforsaveourwater
We believe that Water is a public good that like the air belongs to all of us. Our Concerns We note with alarm the global trend towards the commercialisation and privatisation of water that is demonstrated in such applications as the CPW scheme. We are concerned at the comodification of water that i[...]