Blogs and Events
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Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington
- Wellington City Libraries
- 5:30-6:30pm Thursday 2 May at Te Awe Library Come along to Te Awe Brandon Street Library on Thursday 2 May… Continue reading Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Katūīvei: Pasifika Poetry Event at Newtown Library!
- Wellington City Libraries
- Join us at Te Puna Waiora Newtown Library on Friday 19 April, 6-7pm to launch the new book Katūīvei: Contemporary… Continue reading Katūīvei: Pasifika Poetry Event at Newtown Library! →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Villainous Newtown: crime writers author talk 22 March
- Wellington City Libraries
- The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Wellington City Libraries, invites booklovers to an unmissable crime and thriller event coming… Continue reading Villainous Newtown: crime writers author talk 22 March →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Katherine Mansfield Centenary Event with author Redmer Yska
- Wellington City Libraries
- Last year was the centenary of Katherine Mansfield’s death and to mark the iconic writer’s legacy we held a special event… Continue reading Katherine Mansfield Centenary Event with author Redmer Yska →
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Muslim Migrant Experiences – Event at Newtown!
- Wellington City Libraries
- Haere mai, Salaam and Soo dhawoow! Join us at Te Puna Waiora Newtown Library on February 7th, 5pm for the… Continue reading Muslim Migrant Experiences – Event at Newtown! →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Katherine Mansfield centenary: Author talk with Redmer Yska
- Wellington City Libraries
- Join us for a special event on iconic writer Katherine Mansfield at Karori Library on Thursday November 30th, 6-7pm. (Facebook… Continue reading Katherine Mansfield centenary: Author talk with Redmer Yska →
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Diwali Celebration at Newtown Library! Wednesday 1 November
- Wellington City Libraries
- Join us for a special Diwali celebration at Newtown Library! We’re hosting a family storytelling event, with guest authors Sudha… Continue reading Diwali Celebration at Newtown Library! Wednesday 1 November →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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‘Stories of Dementia’: Special event at Karori Library
- Wellington City Libraries
- As part of Te Wiki Kaumātua Seniors’ Week we’re hosting a special talk at Karori Library, Stories of Dementia. Join… Continue reading ‘Stories of Dementia’: Special event at Karori Library →
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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School Holidays: Art Through the Ages | Toi Puta Noa i Ngā Tau
- Wellington City Libraries
- It’s almost School Holidays! From the 23rd of September to the 8th of October, we’re inviting children and young people… Continue reading School Holidays: Art Through the Ages | Toi Puta Noa i Ngā Tau →
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The Meow Gurrrls poetry launch event
- Wellington City Libraries
- The Meow Gurrrls poetry launch: Te Awe Library event. Iconic Wellington poetry collective The Meow Gurrrls are launching their latest… Continue reading The Meow Gurrrls poetry launch event →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Hiwa: Contemporary Māori Short Stories Author Talk
- Wellington City Libraries
- Join us for a very special event at Karori Library on Thursday August 31st, 6 – 7 pm Hiwa: Contemporary… Continue reading Hiwa: Contemporary Māori Short Stories Author Talk →
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Law for Lunch is Back!
- Wellington City Libraries
- Law for Lunch is back at Te Awe Library, Tuesdays in August at 12-12:30pm. Join us for this series as experts… Continue reading Law for Lunch is Back! →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Matariki: a time to share your aspirations for the coming year
- Te Papa's blog
- In 2022, we created an exhibition experience, Mānawatia a Matariki, a place for manuhiri to reflect and look to the future. Here are some insights into the types of pledges and aspirations shared in 2022.Read more
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Bag a Bargain at the Library Book Sale
- Wellington City Libraries
- If you love a bargain and also love literature, music and movies, you won’t want to miss our book sale! Bag a bargain, find a gem! The sale will be held at St Patrick’s College Hall (581 Evans Bay Parade) from Friday 7 July to Monday 10 July, 10am-4pm daily. Come and browse books, CDs and DVDs! Thousands of avid readers and book lovers have used our book sales to find the best book deals, to complete their personal collections or just to rummage and find a gem. Books on every topic imaginable are replenished at regular intervals during the sale ensuring there are always fresh bargains to be found. Prices start from just $1. We’ll see you at the sale!
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Saint Patrick's College, 581, Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Whakanuia a Matariki! It’s the July School Holidays
- Wellington City Libraries
- The July school holidays are almost here! Get ready to dive into the magic of Matariki at your local library’s… Continue reading Whakanuia a Matariki! It’s the July School Holidays →
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This Thursday: National Flash Fiction Day NZ in Wellington
- Wellington City Libraries
- This Thursday 22nd June our good friends NFFD Te Whanganui-a-Tara are staging a very special, free event from 6pm onwards!… Continue reading This Thursday: National Flash Fiction Day NZ in Wellington →
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St Peter's on Willis Anglican Church, 211, Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Māorioke with the Māori Wardens of Te Whanganui-a-Tara
- Wellington City Libraries
- Kei te whakaari ngā kamu waiata o Ngā Wātene Māori o Te Whanganui a Tara. The Māori Wardens of Te Whanganui-a-Tara extend an open invitation to the city to join for community waiata sing along throughout June with ‘Māorioke with the Māori Wardens’, a series of karaoke style public singalongs in the heart of our city on Courtenay Place. As our nights draw in and our streets get darker, the Māori Wardens will provide a shining beacon using a projected public karaoke screen, complete with waiata and party tunes to share. To be held over four nights through June, led by the esteemed Suzanne Tamaki and joined by Rayleen Hirini and Maraea Rihari.
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Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Exploring the visions of Bartok and Strauss
- Wellington City Libraries
- On Saturday 3 June, music by Richard Strauss and Béla Bartók bookends Myth and Ritual, the second concert in Orchestra… Continue reading Exploring the visions of Bartok and Strauss →
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Meet the panel: Michelle Elvy
- Wellington City Libraries
- Coming soon to Newtown Library we have a very special launch event for the new anthology, A Kind of Shelter… Continue reading Meet the panel: Michelle Elvy →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Capital Crimes: Karori mystery in the Library
- Wellington City Libraries
- Are you a fan of mysteries? The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Wellington City Libraries, invites booklovers to a fun evening of criminally good conversation featuring four talented Kiwi storytellers. Two-time Ngaio Marsh Awards finalist Charity Norman chairs a panel discussion with Wellington authors Jennifer Lane, Helen Vivienne Fletcher, and Alistair Luke on how they craft memorable characters and page-turning storylines.
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha launch event
- Wellington City Libraries
- A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha Book launch event Friday 26th of May at Newtown Library, 6-7pm with Witi Ihimaera, Michelle… Continue reading A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha launch event →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New Zealand Music Month at Wellington City Libraries…
- Wellington City Libraries
- It’s New Zealand Music Month we’ve planned a few community performances at both the Johnsonville and Tawa Libraries to help… Continue reading New Zealand Music Month at Wellington City Libraries… →
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Plating Up: a talk about the history of Wellington’s restaurant trade
- Wellington City Libraries
- From basic grill restaurants serving countless plates of sausages & chips to French cuisine served on fine porcelain, through to… Continue reading Plating Up: a talk about the history of Wellington’s restaurant trade →
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Review: Best on Tap Stands Up
- The Wellingtonista
- The Fringe Bar is packed to the gills for Best on Tap Stands Up, a little out of the ordinary for a Sunday crowd, but this is a Fringe show and this is a Fringe crowd, and Best on Tap are an excellently well-established performance company, so perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised. More well-known as […]
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Bestselling Fantasy author H.G. Parry at Newtown Library: The Magician’s Daughter
- Wellington City Libraries
- We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a launch event with acclaimed bestselling historical fantasy fiction… Continue reading Bestselling Fantasy author H.G. Parry at Newtown Library: The Magician’s Daughter →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Te Pātaka Open Day Returns on Friday 16 December : stock up on your holiday reading
- Wellington City Libraries
- Our Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre houses Wellington Central Library’s collection, and for one day only you can visit,… Continue reading Te Pātaka Open Day Returns on Friday 16 December : stock up on your holiday reading →
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Newtown Artist Basia Smolnicki’s Studio Q+A for ‘Proof’
- Wellington City Libraries
- In the lead up to our ‘Proof’ Book Launch + Artist Talk, we chatted to some of the Wellington based… Continue reading Newtown Artist Basia Smolnicki’s Studio Q+A for ‘Proof’ →
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Author Talk and Book Launch: Renée, Jennifer Lane & Anne Harré
- Wellington City Libraries
- Nefarious Novels at Newtown A rare opportunity to hear three of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most outstanding crime writers: Renée, Jennifer… Continue reading Author Talk and Book Launch: Renée, Jennifer Lane & Anne Harré →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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VERB Readers and Writers Festival, 2-6 Nov
- Wellington City Libraries
- The wonderful Verb Readers and Writers Festival is one of the highlights of the literary year, and this year’s incarnation … Continue reading VERB Readers and Writers Festival, 2-6 Nov →
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South Asian Voices: Diwali celebration at Johnsonville Library
- Wellington City Libraries
- To celebrate Diwali, Wellington City Libraries and The Cuba Press have brought together some of Aotearoa’s finest award-winning writers to… Continue reading South Asian Voices: Diwali celebration at Johnsonville Library →
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Johnsonville Library, 34, Moorefield Road, Johnsonville, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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