Our two beautiful Otago skinks have gone home over winter, back to DOCS. But they will be back, hopefully for the Spring school holidays. Watch this page for updates!!






Our two beautiful Otago skinks have gone home over winter, back to DOCS. But they will be back, hopefully for the Spring school holidays. Watch this page for updates!!






Saturday 22nd November 2025 at 6.30pm. This poetry reading brings together six Aotearoa New Zealand poets to address environmental and cultural themes related to proposed open-cast gold mining developments in Central Otago. The poets will Read more
Henderson Gallery | 8–28 November 2025Opening Night: Saturday 8 November, 6pm (RSVP to manager@centralstories.com by Thursday 30th October to attend) Textile and mixed-media artist Jan Fraser presents Hono: Bound to the Land, an exhibition exploring Read more
01-30 November 2025Heafey Gallery, Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery After turning 80, internationally acclaimed Central Otago artist Denis Kent held a retrospective exhibition at Central Stories in 2020. While that remarkable show spanning works Read more