Kā taoka o Tiwai – Treasures of Tiwai Workshop

Around the time of the 1969 – 1971 construction of the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter, the McFarlanes, a young family interested in archaeology, explored Tiwai Point and recovered numerous stone artefacts.

Treasured by the family for many years, these artefacts are now finding their way south again. To help that process, a team of the family, curators, and archaeologists will be sorting, cataloguing, and repacking the artefacts in a public workshop. You'll be able to see the taoka up close and learn what archaeologists look for in the artefacts. You are also welcome to bring in any other artefacts that you’d like to have identified and explained.

This workshop is a partnership of the McFarlane family, Te Rūnaka o Awarua, Rio Tinto NZAS, and Tūhura Otago Museum.

10am – 4pm, Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May
Hutton Theatre
Free

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• This Saturday, 10th May, 10:00 am, Archaeology Week Activity Day – Heritage NZ in Dunedin
• This Saturday, 10th May, 02:00 pm, Lost City of Z – Free Screening in Dunedin

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