Free Guided Tours
Shape-shift your summer with one of our FREE guided tours — available in English, Te Reo Māori, NZ Sign Language, Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic. Max 20 people per tour so get in quick.
English
Sat 10 Feb, 10–11.30am
Wed 14 Feb, 5–6.30pm
Sat 17 Feb, 10–11.30am
Sat 24 Feb, 10–11.30am
Sat 2 Mar, 10–11.30am
Sat 9 Mar, 10–11.30am
Wed 13 Mar, 5–6.30pm
Sat 16 Mar, 10–11.30am
Sat 23 Mar, 10–11.30am
NZSL
Te Reo Māori
Spanish
Mandarin
Arabic
Sat 2 Mar, 10am–12pm
Sat 17 Feb, 10.30am–12pm
Sat 30 Mar, 10.30am–12pm
Sat 10 Feb, 11am–12.3pm
Sat 9 Mar, 11am–12.3pm
Sun 11 Feb, 10.30am–12pm
Sun 24 Mar, 10.30am–12pm
Sat 24 Feb, 10.30am–12pm
Sat 16 Mar, 10.30am–12pm
Free Performances
Double down on our FREE offerings with two amazing performance pieces, thanks to Molly Mullen and Becca Wood, and Kirsten Strom. Bookings essential for all performances, and max 20 people per performance for Molly and Becca.
Molly Mullen and
Becca Wood
Walking Upstream is a live time-based event that invites audiences to listen and walk together along the edge of the mighty Waikato. The soundscape, experienced through headphones, leads the audience from the city down to the riverbank; following the footsteps of many others who have walked against the current, they fall through time and the cosmos. Stories of the past, present, celestial and earthly life forms are evoked through an immersive poetic soundscape. This nomadic site-based performance calls attention to how we tune into and live with a river.
Meeting at Victoria on the River, performance lasts 30–45 minutes. Max 20 people per performance so get in quick.
Sunday 4 February, 4pm
Saturday 9 March, 4pm
Sunday 10 March, 10.30am
Saturday 23 March, 4pm
Sunday 24 March, 10.30am
Kirsten Strom
Arise, composed by Kirsten Strom and performed by Stella Strings Quarter, is a spatialised work in the outdoors, with the theme of a wedding. Set with green surroundings, it features themes of Song of Solomon, romantic poetry in the Bible, and anticipation as the followers of Christ eagerly await the bridegroom's return.
Meeting at Victoria on the River, first performance starts at 6pm and is repeated at 6.20pm and 6.40pm — come at a time that suits you. Note if weather is bad performances will take place at ArtsPost Galleries, 120 Victoria Street.
Saturday 3 February, 10.30am, launch event
Friday 9 February, 6pm / 6.20pm / 6.40pm
Friday 16 February, 6pm / 6.20pm / 6.40pm
Tuesday 20 February, 6pm / 6.20pm / 6.40pm
Thursday 29 February, 6pm / 6.20pm / 6.40pm
Friday 8 March, 6pm / 6.20pm / 6.40pm
Thursday 14 March, 6pm / 6.20pm / 6.40pm
Friday 22 March, 5.45pm / 6.05pm / 6.25pm
Friday 29 March, 6pm / 6.20pm / 6.40pm
