The first Colin McCahon show in 15 years is currently on at City Gallery in Wellington. The exhibition Colin McCahon: On Going Out with Tide was curated by poet and critic Wystan Curnow and features major works from the 60s and 70s, including rarely seen work The Canoe Tainui (1969). Curnow reflects on McCahon’s commentary on emerging biculturalism and the importance of Māori themes in this work.