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Winners Announced For ZAWAA26
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 2:30 pm | Ashburton District Council
With a total of 84 entries this year, 23 finalists were selected from the 47 entries for the Premier Award, and 23 entries were featured in the Young Generation Award category, for those aged 16-20 years. More >>
Dearly Beloved: Showcasing A Century Of Love And Bridal Traditions In Whakatere Ashburton
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 3:44 pm | Ashburton District Council
The exhibition features a total of twelve wedding dresses, representing wedding fashion from the late 1800s through the twentieth century. More >>
Consider The Flowers: A Celebration Of The Life And Work Of Margaret Trolove
Friday, 31 October 2025, 3:55 pm | Ashburton District Council
Gathering approximately 50 visitors, the opening night was an opportunity for Margaret’s family and friends, as well as the community of Whakatere Ashburton, to see a collection of her floral paintings. More >>
Entries Open For Zonta Ashburton Women’s Art Awards - Zawaa 2026
Monday, 14 July 2025, 1:46 pm | Ashburton District Council
Entries will be shortlisted by a panel of judges comprised of three art sector professionals. The awards will be announced by the judges on the opening night on Friday 06 March 2026. Entry forms can be found on the Gallery’s website or from the Gallery and ... More >>
Land, Sea And Air: Our People At War
Monday, 3 March 2025, 11:34 am | Ashburton District Council
More than 2,000 local men saw active service overseas, and a considerable number of Army nurses went with them. The “Home Front” was just as busy. During the first half of the war, over 1,700 locals had enlisted in the Home Guard, and the ... More >>
Finalists Announced For ZAWAA25
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 4:52 pm | Ashburton District Council
ZAWAA seeks to raise the status of visual artists who identify as women and to acknowledge the contribution women make to the greater art discourse. The award is aligned with the values of Zonta International, which exists to advance the status of women worldwide ... More >>
Funding Confirmed For Ashburton's Second Bridge
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 11:08 am | Ashburton District Council
Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced today that Government would pay for a bridge across the Ashburton River from Chalmers Avenue to Carters Terrace, and Council would pay for a new connecting road on the Tinwald side of the bridge. More >>
Entries Open For Zonta Ashburton Women’s Art Awards - Zawaa 2025
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 3:18 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Ashburton Art Gallery and Zonta Club of Ashburton are delighted to announce the call for entries to the annual Zonta Ashburton Women’s Art Awards (ZAWAA) and exhibition for 2025. More >>
People’s Choice Winner Announced For ZAFAA24
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 10:45 pm | Ashburton District Council
This year, 35 finalists were selected from 60 entries for the Premier Award, and 26 entries were featured in the Young Generation Award category, for those aged 16-20 years. More >>
Winners Announced For ZAFAA24
Monday, 4 March 2024, 4:04 pm | Ashburton District Council
Now in its eighth year, the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards focuses on the art of emerging and mid-career female artists living and working in Waitaha Canterbury. At the awards ceremony on March 01, Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum Director Shirin ... More >>
ZAFAA24 Finalists Announced
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 4:26 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards (ZAFAA) return to the Ashburton Art Gallery for the eighth year. With 85 entries the judges had a tough decision in selecting the finalists. Of 60 finalists, 34 artists qualify for the Premier Award and 26 are ... More >>
People’s Choice Winner Announced For ZAFAA '23
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 5:51 pm | Ashburton District Council
Peoples choice winner Hazel Rae Now in its seventh year, the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award exhibition presented by The Zonta Club of Ashburton in partnership with the Ashburton Art Gallery showcases the works of emerging and mid-career female artists ... More >>
Beehive Bridge Meeting Ends On Positive Note
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 3:22 pm | Ashburton District Council
ASHBURTON, 29 March 2023 - Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says a meeting with Transport Minister Michael Wood at the Beehive on Tuesday has left him feeling optimistic that funding for the town’s second bridge can be found, despite pressure on the national ... More >>
ZAFAA23 Press Release: Winners Announced
Monday, 13 March 2023, 2:27 pm | Ashburton District Council
Now in its seventh year, the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards focuses on the art of emerging to mid-career female artists living and working in Canterbury. At the awards ceremony on March 10, Ashburton Art Gallery Director Shirin Khosraviani spoke ... More >>
Ashburton Adopts Masterton Under Cyclone Support Scheme
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 3:17 pm | Ashburton District Council
ASHBURTON, 23 February 2023 - A Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) programme to support cyclone-affected areas has paired Ashburton District Council with Masterton District Council. The ‘Adopt a community’ programme is a nationwide initiative ... More >>
Ashburton Art Gallery ZAFAA23
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 2:01 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards (ZAFAA) return to the Ashburton Art Gallery for the seventh year. With 87 entries the judges had a tough decision in selecting the finalists. Of 42 finalists, 29 artists qualify for the Premier Award and 13 are ... More >>
New Exhibition 'Alchemy' At Ashburton Art Gallery And Museum
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 4:16 pm | Ashburton District Council
Image credit: Amanda Greenfield and Tatyanna Meharry, Alchemy, 2022 Amanda Greenfield and Tatyanna Meharry are passionate about local earth materials and the way that they can be transformed as a tool to create new narratives around our physical connections ... More >>
Report Strengthens Case For Second Bridge Investment
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 4:24 pm | Ashburton District Council
SHBURTON, 17 August 2022 - The Ashburton District Council is set to pursue the government to help fund a ‘nationally significant’ $113.6 million second bridge project between Ashburton and Tinwald, after reviewing a detailed business case for investment. ... More >>
Exhibition Explores Commonplace Materials, Revealing Unique Perspectives On Local Environments
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 3:48 pm | Ashburton District Council
The moon and the pavement is an exhibition by The Physics Room in collaboration with Ashburton Art Gallery. The exhibition takes an extreme close-up perspective on materials and surfaces from both the urban and natural Hakatere Ashburton environment ... More >>
Kā Huru Manu Exhibition
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 4:49 pm | Ashburton District Council
The Ngāi Tahu history of the Hakatere Ashburton District will be explored from the sea to high country in a special mapping exhibition that is now open at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum until 18 September 2022. Kā Huru Manu is a Ngāi Tahu cultural ... More >>
