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.

PAUA POWER: Ross Bowen, Fred and Myrtle Flutey's grandson, stands in the replica lounge of the Bluff couple's famous paua shell house at the Canterbury Museum. Photo: DON SCOTT / The Press Prefer us ...

Fred and Myrtle’s Paua Shell House is back as a virtual tour. The new interactive experience means visitors to Canterbury Museum's temporary Pop-up at CoCA can once again enjoy the polished pāua ...

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 ...

Prefer us on Google It has been a year of hard work but Fred and Myrtle Flutey's paua collection is finally back on display. An exhibition recreating the famed Bluff paua shell house opened at ...