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 Capital City
Wellingston
Architecture
 Larnach Castle is a must
see for any visitor to Dunedin
city. The castle is set high above
LARNACH CASTLE the harbour where William
Larnach commission the
construction of New Zealand’s
only castle in 1871. The Victorian
castle is also well known for its
14 hectare garden and grounds
which has been recognised as a
Garden of International
Significance. High Tea is a
popular dining option at Larnach
Castle which is served daily at
3pm. The Larnach Castle
Ballroom Café and gift shop is
also on site for visitors and the
view from the castle over the city,
harbour and peninsula is
magnificent. The Castle is
located in Company Bay, at 145
Camp Road.
 Designed by John
Law Court Campbell, the
courts are one of the
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finest examples of
Gothic civic architecture
in the country and was
completed and opened
in 1902. The courthouse
was built upon the site
of where the old gaol
was located. The
building was built in a
simplified gothic style
and is located at the
beginning of Lower
Stuart Street.
Bank of The Old Bank of
New Zealand building
New Zealand was completed in 1882
and designed with a
Venetian Renaissance
style by architect W. B.
Armson. The exterior
features carving of New
Zealand plants and
landscapes whilst the
interior was
modernised in 1958 by
Mandeno and Fraser.
The building can be
viewed in Princes St.
Consultancy
House The New Zealand
Express Company was
completed in 1910 and
designed by a firm
from Christchurch
called A. & S. Luttrell.
The building was
constructed using new
international methods
of reinforcement at
the time, and the two
main facades were
built in a Romanesque
style. The building was
built by Charles
Fleming MacDonald
on Bond St and has
proven to be
earthquake and fire
resistant.
Dunedin Described as ‘the outstanding
monument of Edwardian
Railway Station architecture in New Zealand’, as
well being regarded as the most
photographed building in the
country, the Dunedin Railway
Station was constructed in 1906,
during the New Zealand railing
systems period of growth that
occurred between the late 1890s to
the early 1900s. Designed by
George Alexander Troup, a notable
feature of the station is the domed
location at the SW corner of the
building, as well as the stained glass
windows depicting locomotives and
tiled arches that engulf the ticket
boxes. This beautiful structure, along
with its blossoming and impressive
garden, can be viewed and
experienced at ANZAC Square.
Visual Arts
Gottfried Bohumir Lindauer
He was born Bohumír Lindauer
in Plzeň (Pilsen), Western Bohemia, Austro-
Hungarian Empire (now part of the Czech
Republic) His father Ignatz Lindauer was a
gardener. His first drawing experience were
plants and trees. From 1855 Lindauer studied at
the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he
took classes of Leopold Kupelwieser, Josef
Führich and Professor Rohl.[1] To increase his
chances on the market, he decided to change his
name from the Czech Bohumír to the German
translation of his name "Gottfried". From his
studio in Pilsen he created paintings with
religious themes for churches and painting
frescoes in the Cathedral churches of
Austria.[1] His paintings attracted people,
particularly the prominent people who were
often the subjects of his paintings, including
Bishop Jieschek, of Budweis, in Bohemia. After a
sojourn in that city of eighteen months, he went
to Moravia for three years.[1]
HINEPARE BY BOHUMÍR LINDAUER
Rita Agnus
Rita Angus (12 March
1908 – 25 January 1970),
known as Rita
McKenzieafter 1941, was
a New Zealand painter.
Along with Colin
McCahon and Toss
Woollaston, she is credited as
one of the leading figures in
twentieth centuryNew
Zealand art. She worked
primarily in oil and water
colour, and is well known for
her portraits and landscapes.[
CASS BY: RITA AGNUS 1]
 What makes Nigel Brown’s art
practice so appealing is his direct and
personal articulation of the realities of
the human condition. He is profoundly
aware of the relationship between
human beings and their environment. In
his hands symbolism is a powerful and
evocative instrument. In his early work
he combined a tension and personal
narrative centred on social issues in New
Zealand topography. His later work
included the socio-political world of the
distinctly New South Pacific, while in
his current practice, he continues to
emphasise his vision of a New Zealand
identity.
Brian Brake He is best known for
his 1957 and 1959 coverage
of China[3] (where he was
allowed an unusual level
of access), his 1955
photographs of Pablo
Picasso at a
bullfight,[4] and his series
"Monsoon"[5] of
photographs taken
in India during 1960 and
published internationally
in magazines
including Life, Queen and
Paris Match.[6]
Neil Dawson
Neil Dawson (born
1948) is a prominent New
Zealand sculptor. His best
known works are large-
scale civic pieces crafted
from aluminium and
stainless steel, often made
using a lattice of natural
forms which between
them form a geometric
whole.
Music
 INTRODUCTION
 Popular New Zealand music has been influenced by blues, jazz, country, rock
and roll and hip hop, with many of these genres given a unique New Zealand
interpretation.[1][2] A number of popular artists have gone on to achieve
international success including Split Enz, Crowded House, OMC, Bic
Runga,Ladyhawke, The Naked and Famous, Fat Freddy's Drop, Flight of the
Conchords, Brooke Fraser, and Lorde.[3]

 Pre-colonial Māori music was based around a form of microtonal chanting and
instruments called taonga pūoro: a variety of blown, struck and twirled
instruments made out of hollowed-out wood, stone, whale ivory, albatross bone,
and human bone. In the nineteenth century, European settlers brought musical
forms to New Zealand including brass bands and choral music, and musicians
began touring New Zealand in the 1860s.[4][5] Pipe bands became widespread
during the early 20th century.[6]

 New Zealand has a national orchestra and many regional orchestras. A number
of New Zealand composers have developed international reputations. The most
well-known include Douglas Lilburn,[7] John Psathas,[8] Jack Body,[9]Gillian
Whitehead,[10] Jenny McLeod,[11] Gareth Farr,[12] Ross Harris,[13] and Martin
Lodge.[14]
Māori Music
Pre-European Māori
singing was microtonal, with
a repeated melodic line that
did not move far from a
central note. Group singing
was in unison or doubled in
octaves. With origins in
ancient South-East Asian
cultures, the sound of these
chants was described by
early European settlers as
"monotonous" and
"doleful".[15]
 He composed and conducted
ALFRED HILL music for the Hugh McCrae play The
Ship of Heaven, which was
produced by theIndependent
Theatre in 1933.[5]
From 1937, Hill devoted
himself full-time to composition. He
wrote more than 500 compositions,
including 12 symphonies(of which
11 are arrangements of previously
written string quartets), eight operas
(including The Weird Flute),
numerous concertos, a mass,
17 string quartets and other
chamber works, two cantatas on
Māori subjects
(Hinemoa and Tawhaki) and 11
other choral works, and 72 piano
pieces.[2]
 While his best-known
composition is the 1975
theme to "Close to Home", a
New Zealand soap opera, his
music as been performed
by Lontano, theKronos
Quartet (on Early Music
(Lachrymae Antiquae)), ARC,
the New Zealand String
Quartet, the New Zealand
Symphony Orchestra, and
the BBC Symphony
Orchestra. His opera "Alley"
was featured in the 1998
New Zealand International
Festival of the Arts.
 Russell Ira Crowe (born 7
April 1964) is an actor, film
producer and musician.
Although a New Zealand
citizen, he has lived most of his
life in Australia and identifies
himself as an Australian.[1] He
came to international attention
for his role as the Roman
General Maximus Decimus
Meridius in the 2000 historical
epic film Gladiator, directed
by Ridley Scott, for which
Crowe won an Academy
Award for Best Actor,
a Broadcast Film Critics
Association Award for Best
Actor, an Empire Award for
Best Actor and a London Film
Critics Circle Award for Best
Actor and 10 further
nominations for best actor.
 Ella Marija Lani Yelich-
O'Connor (born 7 November
1996), known by her stage
name Lorde, is a New Zealand
singer and songwriter. Born
inTakapuna and raised
in Devonport, Auckland, she
became interested in
performing as a child. In her
early teens, she signed
with Universal Music
Group and was later paired
with the songwriter and record
producer Joel Little, who co-
wrote and produced most of
Lorde's works. Her first major
release, The Love Club EP, was
commercially released in
March 2013. The project
charted at number two on the
national record charts of
Australia and New Zealand.
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