Wednesday March 1, 2017
By Sharnahea Wilson
Blue Light’s Kids Gone Fishin’ Day is set to be bigger and better than ever this year, stretching across more of Wellington’s Waterfront with free sausages, coffee and entertainment. The popular fishing day drew a 600-strong crowd to the waterfront last year and organisers expect an even bigger turn out at this year’s event on March 18. Senior Constable Brett Cronin
of the Johnsonville Police Station said the event, sponsored this year by Storage Solutions, was “about building relationships, and prevention”. He said the Gone Fishin’ event was a great way for police to get out and meet people from the local community in order to improve police confidence and have positive interactions. Brett said interacting with younger people in a positive way would also help to stop the “tirade of
Senior Constable Brett Cronin and Blue Light’s Kirk Beyer gear up for this year’s Gone Fishin’ event. PHOTO: Sharnahea Wilson
abuse that police get” from teenagers and young adults. “It’s a good, fun day out for the family.” The Blue Light team will once again have handlines available and will give out prizes, including rugby balls, drink bottles and giant foam fingers, for the biggest and strangest fish caught. The event is organised in conjunction with Gone Fishin’ star Graeme Sinclair who is a patron of Blue Light. Brett said the annual event was always popular with children, especially with Graeme there to lend a hand and share his expertise. “This year’s event will be a special one because it coincides with Graeme’s birthday,” Brett said. Blue Light’s Kirk Beyer said there would also be more volunteers from The Rock Church and the Police this year. “There will also be free coffee as a thank you to parents for encouraging their kids to get out and be active,” he said. Kirk said for the first time the event will also host live music from local musician Matt Mulholland to entertain the crowd while they fish. Blue Light’s Gone Fishin’ event is free for all and will run from 11am until 3pm on Saturday, March 18 – head along for a fun, familyfriendly day out. For more information visit www. facebook.com/BlueLightWellington
Rarely seen kiwi art
Adam Art Gallery brings rarely seen artworks from Victoria University’s art collection into view in its latest exhibition Out of Site. The exhibition presents a selection of works that were displaced due to a cluster of relocations in 2016 following the November earthquake, Karori campus closure, an upgrade of the Collection storeroom and redevelopment work on Victoria’s other campuses. As a result, over half the University’s 576-piece collection had to be relocated, providing an opportunity for the Gallery to develop the exhibition. “[The collection] allows audiences to see works that are normally hard to find or seldom seen together,” Gallery director Christina Barton said. Out of Site: Works from the Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection runs from February 18 to April 23 at the university’s Adam Art Gallery. Free entry.
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