After many months of behind-the-scenes conservation and cataloguing, the shells from Fred and Myrtle Flutey’s paua shell lounge are returning to the walls in their new home at Canterbury Museum.

Wainuiomata art student Aidan Walbaekken has raised $1500 so far by selling of his paua shell creations.Supplied / Not-For-Syndication After seeing the devastation in Kaikoura post-quake, one ...

How much would you shell out for your loved one? For one man in New Zealand, the answer was ‘a lot’. But not money. Actual shells. Fred Flutey collected beautiful iridescent paua shells from his local ...

I watch Mike Radon in action. He holds the shell in one hand, and a gentle push with a blunt tool is enough for the mollusc to be pried from the shell. It is fascinating to watch the gastropod called ...

Ray Chapman sells paua shells to donate to the local kindergarten but the supply has dried up due to the slip and conditions at Cape Kidnappers. Photo / Paul Taylor He sells seas shells by the sea ...

ABA LONE RANGER: Ross Bowen, Fred and Myrtle Flutey's grandson at the opening on the paua shell exhibition at Canterbury Museum last night. It has been a year of hard work but Fred and Myrtle Flutey's ...