Despite what some advertisers would have you believe, being Pakeha is more than just jandals, pavlovas, native birds and buzzy bees. It is also different from identifying as 'Kiwi' or as a 'New Zealander'. On at The Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatu until 29 July, Pakeha Now! is a lively and timely exhibition that examines the traits of this unique culture found only in New Zealand.

Image: Ben Cauchi, Loaded Palm from the series Building the Empire, 2002.Despite what some advertisers would have you believe, being Pakeha is more than just jandals, pavlovas, native birds and buzzy bees. It is also different from identifying as 'Kiwi' or as a 'New Zealander'. On at The Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatu until 29 July, Pakeha Now! is a lively and timely exhibition that examines the traits of this unique culture found only in New Zealand.

Image: Ben Cauchi, Loaded Palm from the series Building the Empire, 2002.Pakeha Now! brings together art work by contemporary Pakeha artists who are concerned with their cultural identity.

In the accompanying catalogue, illustrations of the art works are complemented with essays by exhibition curator Anna-Marie White (Te Atiawa) and leading Pakeha academics, Professor Paul Spoonley and Dr Damian Skinner.

Ranging from history and mythology to social order and contemporary culture, Pakeha Now! is a gateway to understanding Pakeha life in New Zealand.

When: 23 June - 29 July 2007
Where: The Suter, 208 Bridge Street, Nelson

Floortalks

Wednesday 4 July 12.10pm Te Pakeha: People of New Zealand
Curator Anna-Marie White discusses the unique characteristics of Pakeha identity as evidenced by the works in the exhibition.

Sunday 8 July 2pm. Jenny Harper, Director of the Christchurch Art Gallery discusses the controversy surrounding Peter Robinson's Pakeha Have Rights Too!