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"Wakey wakey" blasts over the loud speakers every morning to raise the nine South Pacific artists on board a navy frigate steaming north-east from New Zealand.
They're heading for the unspoilt and untouched Kermadec Island group and as Ponsonby resident John Reynolds discovers the voyage really is an awakening. The multi-media artist is back home and is part of the entourage presenting a collection of works created from the week-long trip held eight months ago.
Kermadec – a travelling exhibition – opens at The Voyager Maritime Museum downtown today and is a homage to the remote volcanic trench which spans Tauranga to Tonga.
February 15, 2012
