Featherston Rocks!
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Paleontology special interest group convenor, Dr Chris Hollis, will open an exhibition of rocks and fossils from South Wairarapa.
This is a brand-new exhibition at the Featherston Heritage Museum, which has been specially created for the 2026 Featherston Heritage Festival by Chris and colleagues from the Rock and Mineral Club of Hutt Valley and Wellington, Earth Sciences New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington. Chris will offer insights into an aspect of Featherston's heritage that often goes unnoticed and showcase some remarkable local fossil and rock discoveries that are on display for the first time.
This is a brand-new exhibition at the Featherston Heritage Museum, which has been specially created for the 2026 Featherston Heritage Festival by Chris and colleagues from the Rock and Mineral Club of Hutt Valley and Wellington, Earth Sciences New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington. Chris will offer insights into an aspect of Featherston's heritage that often goes unnoticed and showcase some remarkable local fossil and rock discoveries that are on display for the first time.
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Where is it happening?
Featherston, New Zealand, Kahutara, New Zealand
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Host or PublisherGeoscience Society of New Zealand
