A bigger and better research vessel at the Goat Island Marine Laboratory will expand and support new and ongoing projects.

Sarah Larnach is a New Zealand artist whose work will evoke feelings of nostalgia, especially if you like your beer and music with a twist of 1980s vintage.

Bubbles are just a small part of what inspires local artist and designer, Ruby Watson, who seamlessly juggles parenting with a varied and ever-evolving career.

Sally is a mixed-medium artist and has been involved in various art groups and exhibitions across New Zealand and internationally, most recently in Tauranga and Waihi Beach. Sally has been involved in art as a practising artist and teacher for over 25 years. Her interest in exhibiting her pieces and nurturing her talent grew when on a six-year relocation with her family to Canada, and what started as a way to meet people and endure the long Canadian winters soon grew into a passion.