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Members Discount: Lunar New Year at Te Papa
- Friends of Te Papa
- Experience an intimate Lunar New Year celebration at Te Papa with a three-course dinner, fine wine, cultural ambience, and exclusive harbour views of the fireworks display. Celebrate the magic of Lunar New Year with […]
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Members Discount: Panel Talk: Interconnected – Exploring where art, science, and nature collide
- Friends of Te Papa
- Discover how art, science, nature, and Indigenous knowledge converge as Marshmallow Laser Feast and experts share insights inspired by Breathe | Mauri Ora: An Immersive Journey into Nature by Marshmallow Laser Feast. Includes exhibition […]
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The Silver Slipper
- Bats Theatre
- When the lights are low, the voices soft 'n' sultry, where every song tells a secret and desire takes centre stage - The Silver Slipper is the place to be.
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Decadunce
- Bats Theatre
- "Decadunce" is about all the dumb things we spend money on in this current cost of living crisis!
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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One-two
- Bats Theatre
- A dice roll of cosmic proportions sets ONE and TWO on a sprawling journey through the depths of philosophy as they try to decipher meaning in a mystically chaos-ridden world that keeps throwing problems, questions and people at them.
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Great Barrier & Waiheke Island Tour February 2026
- Friends of Te Papa
- 18 - 24 February 2026 Step off the beaten path and immerse yourself in the untamed beauty and rich culture of Aotearoa’s island gems.
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Sixth sense
- Thistle Hall Community Venue
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Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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How to Build a Gate
- Bats Theatre
- Tech genius, Liza can handle corporate pressure, a flirty neighbour and the chaos of modern life. But when her AI prototype starts developing a personality... she’s forced to confront the fine life between innovation and disaster.
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Sosisi Tales
- Bats Theatre
- Three friends reunite after a year to embark on a pub crawl. What seems like catch-ups over a pint quickly becomes a confronting conversation that the group must have.
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Once Upon a Time in Homowood
- Bats Theatre
- Did you know that some of Hollywood’s most iconic movies were gay gay gay?
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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night ferals
- Bats Theatre
- Snuggle tight and fall into a bizarre dreamland.
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Athletics Wellington Championships Entries Now Open
- Karori Amateur Athletics Club
- Draft programme and entry information are available here:...
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Final Interclub of the Year is on Sunday 1st March 2026
- Karori Amateur Athletics Club
- Interclub 6 starts is at Newtown Park on Sunday 1st March. If you want to participate and haven t registered yet, you...
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Newtown Park, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A Perfectly Sensible Bannister Crossing
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- A Bannister crossing had been on the to-do list for both Anne and I for a while. The Bannister Ridge, with its dramatic and imposing profile, had captured our imaginations on previous trips. Anne had planned a Cattle Ridge-Bannister-Dundas loop in autumn last year, however we didn’t get the weather window to do that trip. ... Read more
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“Bimbling Our Way” Through The Kawekas on Waitangi Weekend
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Trip Leader Sally picked up our group with the van at Wellington Train Station Platform 9, along with the three trampers from the Medium Fit (MF) group. Our crew of eleven started our journey departing at about 4:30pm, encountering a decent bit of traffic on our way north. We stopped for dinner in Bulls to ... Read more
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Field Hut and Otaki Forks
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- We assembled at the station at 9am on Saturday and divided into two cars before regrouping at Otaki Forks. A group of seven trampers: two seasoned club veterans, four newer members on their first club adventure, and one non-member suspicious of whether the club dues represented value for money. Before beginning our climb, we scouted ... Read more
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Sunrise Hut: Masterchef cook-off
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- After being granted an extra hour of sleep thanks to a change in pick-up time, 11 of us set off to Sunrise Hut at 7.30am on Saturday morning. We were heading up as one group, before splitting into three at the hut, for WTMC’s inaugural Masterchef cook-off. Ethan had informed us each team’s dishes would ... Read more
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No teeth required in the Raglan Range
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- “You don’t need your teeth to walk out.” With the Dart Ford uncrossable for our Luna Tops trip in Kahurangi National Park, I quickly came up with an alternative plan in the Raglan Range which was an area that was easy for transport and varied enough to keep us all interested and challenged. The EM ... Read more
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Makara Peak South (of the) Park Enduro announced!
- Wellington Mountain Bike Club
- The south side of Mākara Peak is an often undiscovered gem; views out over the rugged south coast, longer trails, and more adventure.
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Makara, Wellington
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2026 Write Room Screenwriter Announcement
- Toi Pōneke
- Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Pop Film are delighted to announce writer - Crosby Allen-Jennings has been selected as the 2026 Wellington Write Room Resident with his project Burnout Days.
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Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ninja A-League Round 17 Match Review
- Wellington Phoenix
- The Central Coast Mariners and a severe southerly have ended the Wellington Phoenix’s winning run at four matches. The defending champion Mariners have beaten the Phoenix 2-1 at Porirua Park in a match played in extreme wind and driving rain.... The post Ninja A-League Round 17 Match Review appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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School closed – Monday 16 February
- Wellington High School
- Wellington High School is closed today With the orange weather warning currently in place and many staff unable to travel into the city, students will be learning at home today. Trains are not running and many bus services that our students depend upon are affected. This includes the Makara model bus service. Teachers will set […]
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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School closed – Monday 16 February
- Wellington High School
- Wellington High School is closed today With the orange weather warning currently in place and many staff unable to travel into the city, students will be learning at home today. Trains are not running and many bus services that our students depend upon are affected. This includes the Makara model bus service. Teachers will set […]
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Box City
- Newtown Festival
- We’ll bring the boxes – you bring the imagination! Build towers, castles, forts, a whole city!
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Jamie Rose b2b K-otiK
- Newtown Festival
- From Jersey (UK) Jamie Rose found the love of DJing through vinyl at 18. With Ibiza being the main annual holiday, Jamie developed a deep connection with house music. Constantly trying to learn what it takes to give the crowd ‘that feeling’ he knew from world class European dance floors and festivals. In the last […]
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Sideline Conversions 16 February (some news and information to start the new week in rugby)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Flashback to the 2007 Swindale Shield clash between Upper Hutt and Wainuiomata. Upper Hutt won 19-17. These two teams meet this year in round 11 on 13 June. All photos are here: https://clubrugby.smugmug.com/ Plenty of activity behind the scenes as the autumn leaves of the off-season gather (or in the case of Sunday night’s...
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Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wishing Woman
- Newtown Festival
- Wishing Woman is a roving masked character performed by local artist Amy Grace Laura. Amy has been described by audiences and reviewers as “avant-garde” and “uncomfortably entertaining.” With a passion for puppetry, mask, and theatre Amy makes an array of playful work for the young and young at heart.
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The Poetess
- Newtown Festival
- The Poetess is performed by local performance poet Amy Grace Laura. Amy is an award winning, published performance poet. In 2022, she was the joint champion of the Pōneke Wellington Poetry Slam. Her work as The Poetss is lyrical, occasionally comedic, and highly observational – careful what you say around Amy as it might get woven […]
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Attempted Southern Crossing and visit to Tutuwai Hut
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- In late-2025, the Club put out its summer trip list and for this trip there was a ‘leader required’ note on it. Being keen as ever, I suggested doing it over 3 days which would make it a medium trip, and volunteered to lead! Within a few weeks we had 13 in total wanting to ... Read more
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Dragons Teeth (Low Route)
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Days one and two: After flying in from Wellington the day before our shuttle arrived early to take us to the James Road end. We knew the weather was going to be a bit iffy today after fervently checking the weather forecast in the lead up to the trip start, but we were glad to ... Read more
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Artist’s Talk with Mitchell Manuel and Te Awanui Reeder
- Toi Pōneke
- Join Mitchell Manuel as he discusses with Te Awanui Reeder, the works in his exhibition Tartan Meets Koru.
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Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Our Host for International Women's Day Breakfast
- Zonta Wellington
- Hon Nicola Grigg Hon Nicola Grigg, Minister for Women Minister of State for Trade and Investment Minister for Women Associate Minister for Agriculture Associate Minister for A CC Nicola Grigg is the Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Minister for Women, Associate Minister of Agriculture, Associate Minister for ACC.
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Wellington Sexual Abuse Help
- At Wellington HELP, we support anyone and everyone who has been impacted by sexual violence. We provide safe spaces for survivors in Wellington City, Porirua and Kāpiti to access specialised support.
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Vision for Wellington
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FillGood
- FillGood was born from a collective desire to address a growing issue in Wellington - the overwhelming reliance on single-use serviceware (think throwaway plates, cups and trays) for food and drink.
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