LOCKDOWN YOUTH WATERCOLOUR COMPETITION EXTENDED TO END OF LEVEL 3
ARTSPACE GALLERY YOUTH WATERCOLOUR COMPETITION
I hope this cherry little elephant makes you smile like it did for me on this sunny lock down day - check out the happy dust it puffed up above him. This delightful watercolour is by 10 year old Alma Steinfield, one of three paintings she is in the 10 -13 year age group section. There's still plenty of time to paint and enter, youth can keep painting right through level 3 of the lockdown. Please email more images of entries when completed, we'd love to see them.
Competition Details & Entry Conditions:-
Only paintings done during the lock down period, level 4 and 3, can be entered. Entry is open to any youth, previous attendance of Artspace Gallery art classes are not required.
Four age groups :- 6-9 10-13 14-17 18-21
Prizes donated by Artspace Gallery for each age group :-
1st - art materials to the value of $75
2 runner up prizes of a youth art class voucher each
Free entry
Size - paintings must be A4 size, on thick watercolour paper and unframed.
Delivery of entries - to Artspace Gallery within two weeks after the we come out of lockdown level 3 and the gallery is able to reopen again.
Judge - John Toft, Watercolour artist & past president Watercolour New Zealand
Be sure to write your name, phone number, age and email address on the back of each painting.
Number of entries - up to three paintings may be entered per artist but not all may be exhibited.
An Exhibition of entries is planned to open as soon as possible after the gallery is permitted to reopen after lockdown is over.
Paintings remain the property of the artist and can be collected from the gallery after the exhibition OR posted if a stamped, self addressed envelope is provided.
Please email images of paintings when completed to alfred@memelink.co.nz
Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery Alfred Memelink
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DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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31.9% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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68.1% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Poll: Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕
Wellington’s identity is built on its cafe culture, but with costs climbing, that culture is under pressure. We’ve seen the headlines about recent closures, and it’s a tough pill to swallow along with a $6+ coffee.
We all want our favourite spots to stay open, but we also have to balance our own budgets ⚖️
We want to know: How are you handling the "coffee math" in 2026? Are you still heading to your local for a chat and a caffeine fix, or has the cost of living changed your habits?
Keen to read more about "coffee math"? The Post has you covered.
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46.4% I avoid spending money on coffee
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44.1% I still indulge at my local cafe
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9.5% Irrelevant - coffee is not for me
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