Regional Wrap goes to ?p?tiki
A gateway to Tairawhiti East Cape from the north is the town of Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty. As a creative hub local organisation Opotiki Arts has a new leash of life with this year 95 members in their ranks, and since 1977 they've owned their own premises, a historic 1898 hall. Our guest on Regional Wrap this week, and a spokesperson for Opotiki Arts is something of a local cultural legend. Dorothy-Anne Wilson or Dot, as she's known to many, was a founding member of the Opotiki Community Arts Council back in the day. In 2017 she was awarded a Queen Service Medal for her contribution to art and community. The former manager of Opotiki Museum she joins us from the coast on Culture 101.
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