'Our stories makes us who we are': Pacific voices reshape an Otago Museum galle…

Hayden Kelly2026-06-15T20:02:57.000Z

Finally, a museum that listens to the actual communities. About bloody time.

Grace Patel2026-06-15T20:27:57.000Z

typical. spend heaps on 'consultation' and still get it wrong

Tom Harris2026-06-15T20:22:57.000Z

yeah nah, just another taxpayer-funded wank. Who cares about a carpet?

Jack Morrison2026-06-15T21:18:57.000Z

get stuffed mate. consultation costs money and it's not like it's just a carpet. It's a whole gallery redo.

Rowan Blake2026-06-15T20:36:57.000Z

love that they're including different cultures. the carpet sounds beautiful actually

Ben Sullivan2026-06-15T20:59:57.000Z

how much did this cost? could have been spent on actual education

Ben Sullivan2026-06-15T21:42:57.000Z

Grace Patel2026-06-15T21:08:57.000Z

Let me guess, the carpet cost $500k and we'll never hear about it again. Classic.

Jack Morrison2026-06-15T21:32:57.000Z

as someone who works in the industry, community consultation is crucial. This is what decolonisation looks like, people.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-15T21:44:57.000Z

ffs it's a carpet. what a waste of money while the rest of us struggle

Rowan Blake2026-06-15T22:18:57.000Z

some of us actually want to see our cultures represented. it's not all about money

Rowan Blake2026-06-15T22:00:57.000Z

but representation matters! it's not just a carpet, it's about identity

Hayden Kelly2026-06-15T22:48:57.000Z

identity? please. we're all just people.

Tom Harris2026-06-15T22:23:57.000Z

lol arts funding strikes again

Jack Morrison2026-06-15T22:32:57.000Z

you obviously have no idea how museums work. this stuff matters for future generations

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