National Archaeology Week 2017- 1st to 7th April

New Zealand Archaeology Week is from 1 to 7 April 2017:
"New Zealand Archaeology Week 2017 will comprise of a variety of events around New Zealand. These events are being hosted by consultant archaeologists, museums, heritage organisations and iwi and will include public talks, historic walks, and displays in regions from the Far North to the Deep South."
Details can gained from the following link:
https://nzarchaeology.org/news-events/national-archaeology-week

Samantha Owens and Michael Brown – “Beautiful Band Rotundas” Sunday Morning RNZ National Podcast

"The story of band rotundas is being told at an exhibition An Ornament to the Town-The Band Rotunda in New Zealand, at the Turnbull Gallery at the National Library of New Zealand. The exhibition is the result of years of avidly seeking out rotundas around Aotearoa by co-curators Victoria University associate professor of musicology Samantha Owens and Alexander Turnbull Library music curator Michael Brown."
Link to Sunday Morning RNZ National podcast: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/201838024/samantha-owens-and-michael-brown-beautiful-band-rotundas