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Sara Hughes
Fri 25th Jun, 2021 Wellington , Wellington
An interactive installation created by Auckland artist Sara Hughes, based on the idea of the building block: it's an artwork you can build with.
Mad for Marshmallows
Sat 10th Jul, 2021 Wellington , RD2
Staglands yummy winter marshmallows are back and for a limited time only, during the July School Holidays, they will be given away free to all visitors!
Classical Expressions 2021: Les Voisins French Baroque
Mon 16th Aug, 2021 Wellington , Wellington
A classical trio, traversing the music of France from the tender kernel of the French Baroque, through the vibrant colours of impressionism, and into the swinging jazz Ho
Flowers and People - Gold
Fri 25th Jun, 2021 Wellington , Wellington
Flowers and People – Gold is an interactive work by Japanese based Team Lab. The work is based on the theme of the seasons, often reflected in Japanese art and importan
Te Ara: The Stories Of Our Streets
Fri 25th Jun, 2021 Wellington , Wellington
Explore the significant stories behind the streets of Upper Hutt, our people and places, our meetings and memories, told and untold. From the first meetings of Maori and
The Moon
Fri 25th Jun, 2021 Wellington , Wellington
The Moon is an installation of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound by UK artist Luke Jerram. Featuring 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface at an app
Aperture - The Life and Work of Ans Westra
Fri 16th Jul, 2021 Wellington , Wellington
A creative and innovative play about Ans Westra, a NZ Arts Foundation Icon photographer. In 19578, Ans Westra emigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand and began to t

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Hikitia Floating Crane - Wellington

Hikitia Floating Crane is the oldest known operating steam powered floating crane in the world.

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An icon on Wellington's waterfront, the Hikitia floating crane is considered to be the world's oldest ship of this type still in operation today.

IPENZ recognises that this steam powered floating crane is an important part of New Zealand's engineering heritage.

Weighing 926 tonnes, this floating crane was constructed in Scotland in 1926 and sailed under its own power with crane erected to New Zealand. The epic journey of the crane lasted 84 days. This is regarded as the longest voyage of any such vessel.

It served the Wellington Harbour until the mid 1980's and is indicative of the progressive engineering enterprise of the Wellington Harbour Board. In 1943, the crane helped put out a ship fire that could have caused the destruction of the downtown Wellington area. Due to wartime censorship the story was not told for many years.

Hikitia Floating Crane is the oldest known operating steam powered floating crane in the world.

Address: Taranaki Street Wharf , Wellington

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