Auckland Art Gallery Closes

February 12, 2025

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The Auckland Art Gallery has temporarily closed because of a leaking pipe on the second floor.

Acting director Margaret Young explained that the safety of the art collection, staff, and visitors is the gallery’s top priority. A full assessment is underway to address the issue, with more updates to follow soon.

Visitors with tickets for Olafur Eliasson will have to reschedule or receive a refund. Unfortunately, three events from the Auckland Pride Festival—Queer Zinemaking, Queer Yarns, and Theytriarchy—will be rescheduled as well.

The gallery, which had a $121 million redevelopment in 2011, is also working on replacing the roof of its 135-year-old heritage building.

Article written by Milli Banbury

This article was written using AI as an assistive tool for research and writing.

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On Saturday morning, a group of Year 8 students met at a beach near Tauranga for a community clean-up. They brought gloves, sacks, and water bottles. At first, the sand looked almost clean, but as the group moved closer to the rocks, they found bottles, food wrappers, and fishing line tangled in the seaweed. One student noticed that small pieces of plastic were hardest to collect because they blended in with the shells. By midday, the students had filled eight large bags. Their teacher said the real success was not only the rubbish they removed, but also the way the students helped protect the wildlife that lives along the shore.

Which sentence best summarises the main idea of the passage?

The students brought gloves, sacks, and water bottles to the beach. The students found that small pieces of plastic were hardest to collect because they blended in with the shells. A group of students cleaned up a beach and helped protect the wildlife there. By midday, the students had filled eight large bags with rubbish.