Futuna Chapel related newsitems

• • Events for Wellington Heritage Festival 2023

    • 25 Sep 2023
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • Ngā Awa Tini o Te Whanganui-a-Tara / The Many Rivers of Wellington Harbour A joint presentation by Liz Mellish of Te Ātiawa, Taranaki, Ngāti Ruanui and Robin Skinner Senior Lecturer at the Wellington School of Architecture.
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• • Vale Jim Allen

    • 29 Jun 2023
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Allen, the artist, sculptor and light modulator of Futuna Chapel. Jim worked closely with Chapel architect John Scott and together they created, working in a mutually respectful and collaborative partnership, a shared masterwork that is Futuna Chapel. The building … Continue reading "Vale Jim Allen"
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    Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Vale Jim Allen

    • 29 Jun 2023
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Allen, the artist, sculptor and light modulator of Futuna Chapel. Jim worked closely with Chapel architect John Scott and together they created, working in a mutually respectful and collaborative partnership, a shared masterwork that is Futuna Chapel. The building … Continue reading "Vale Jim Allen"
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    Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Open Sundays are back!

    • 1 Jun 2022
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • We are pleased to say that our regular Open Sundays are back – beginning with this Sunday 5th June 2022 (Queen’s Birthday).   The Open Sundays are held on the first Sunday of every month, from 11am – 3pm.   Entry is by koha/ donation. Wheelchair access is available. Parking is available on Friend Street, or … Continue reading "Open Sundays are back!"
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• • The pou of Māori architect John Scott: Article from The Spinoff

    • 31 Dec 2021
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • The pou is the central column within a wharenui or meeting house, seen as the heart of the building around which everything unfolds.
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• • Restoration Work for the Stations of the Cross

    • 5 Oct 2021
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • The Stations of the Cross by Jim Allen in Futuna Chapel are currently being cleaned and conserved by Carolina Izzo, expert art conservator from Studio Carolina Izzo.
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• • Support for our events

    • 24 Jun 2021
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • We are delighted to have been offered financial support by third-generation Wellington construction company L T McGuinness Ltd for forthcoming 2021 events at the chapel.
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• • Wellington Police recover historic statue of Christ missing for well over a...

    • 31 Aug 2012
    • Wellington District Police
    • Wellington Police have this week recovered a stolen historic mahogany statue of Christ, missing for...
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    Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)