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The story of the new 100-metre mural at Ākau Tangi
- Wellington City Council
- Tāwaha ki Te Ao Mārama is the newest mural at Ākau Tangi by Len Hetet (Te Āti Awa, Taranaki Whānui) and Manukorihi Winiata (Ngati Raukawa, Te Āti Awa, Ngati Awa, Tūwharetoa), comprising of a series of giant gold, blue and green auripo, circular forms or whirlpools, that ripple out across a 100-metre black wall facing the sports centre.
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Mural brings pop of colour to Wadestown
- Wellington City Council
- Over the nine years of his painting career, artist Aidan Walbækken (Te Āti Awa, Tainui), has created over 50 murals across the Wellington region, including the most recent mural in Wadestown on the corner of Cecil and Wadestown Roads. His use of colour and trademark style is well-known across the city, and his colourful vibe adds vibrancy to the suburbs.
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Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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100 years of Disney Animation magic coming to Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- WellingtonNZ and Wellington City Council are bringing the internationally acclaimed exhibition Disney: The Magic of Animation | Ngā Tāoreore Tūmatarau to the capital for its New Zealand debut from February 20.
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Upper Hutt: City of Industry exhibition extended
- Upper Hutt City Council
- Our mini exhibition has now been extended to 1 December 2024. Come along and relive the history of Upper Hutt being an industrial powerhouse.
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Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New festival artwork honours Pasifika history
- Wellington City Council
- Meet artist Leo Semau, a sculpture artist who is in the process of creating an artwork that celebrates Pasifika people and their migrations to New Zealand, based on the themes from the Wellington Pasifika Festival.
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Murals across Pōneke
- Wellington City Council
- Here in Pōneke, we have many talented artists who have created public art for all to enjoy across the central city and suburbs. Murals are an opportunity to recognise and mark sites of significance, celebrate mana whenua mātauranga, and tell the stories of the past and present.
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Encanto Reo Maori
- Toi Pōneke
- Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Wellington City Council are excited to announce that we will be hosting Encanto Reo Māori at the Embassy Theatre on Sunday the 20th of October. Bookings via email. Details on our website.
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Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Water Whirler ready to return to waterfront
- Wellington City Council
- Len Lye's Water Whirler will return to its spiritual home on the Wellington waterfront this weekend after an 18-month hiatus.
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Water Whirler, Queens Wharf, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Music, kites, literary adventures and fire to ignite Lower Hutt’s events scene
- Hutt City Council
- A mass musical ‘play-in’ event, literary hijinks, kite flying, a fire display festival and a new Art Trail all feature in Lower Hutt’s packed lineup of entertainment for October.
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Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington winds up for a winning weekend of WOW and Wallabies
- Wellington City Council
- This weekend is one of the capital’s busiest of the year with the opening of this year’s World of WearableArt (WOW) coinciding with an All Blacks v Australia Bledisloe Cup rugby game at Sky Stadium.
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Te Papa debuts spectacular jewellery retrospective of punk fashion pioneer, Vivienne Westwood
- Wellington City Council
- This summer, Te Papa will be the first venue to kick-off the global tour of Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the iconic jewellery of renowned British fashion house Vivienne Westwood.
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tūmanako Art Exhibition brings artistic peace to Waitohi
- Wellington City Council
- Waitohi is hosting the ninth annual Tūmanako exhibition of children's art supporting a nuclear-free world and an inclusive Aotearoa where all lives are celebrated.
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The Art of Banksy comes to Tākina
- Wellington City Council
- Blockbuster exhibition The Art of Banksy announces an exclusive summer show in Wellington, following a highly successful exhibit in London, UK.
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Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Making Berhampore brighter, safer and more inviting
- Wellington City Council
- Three bright new murals and some cool landscaping features are already bringing creativity and colour to Berhampore shopping centre. Now work is getting under way to add to the village vibe by making things safer and more pedestrian-friendly.
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Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Online Art Collection paints a picture of Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has an eclectic art collection of over 500 traditional and contemporary artworks, each with their own story to tell. You can explore them all in our new online gallery.
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LGBTQIA+ mural opportunity in the city
- Porirua City Council
- We're looking for an artist to create something special in our central city
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Rangatahi mural project making waves on Willis Street
- Wellington City Council
- Have you noticed something colourful on Willis Street? That’s the new mural for Te Tai Ohinga, the upcoming free space in the city for young people aged 13 to 18.
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Students’ vision for heart of the city on display
- Wellington City Council
- An exhibition showcasing works by architecture and design innovation students envisioning the future of Te Ngākau Civic Precinct is now open to the public until 23 July.
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“Once in a lifetime opportunity” to map city’s pipes and cables
- Wellington City Council
- The infrastructure industry gathered at Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre this week for the launch of a revolutionary, New Zealand-leading platform to map the buried pipes and cables that could save infrastructure organisations millions of dollars each year.
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Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Te Tai Ohinga Artwork Submissions
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- We want your artwork in our new youth Hub - Te Tai Ohinga! We are on the lookout for original art made by young people to feature in Te Tai Ohinga, Wellington’s new central city youth hub.
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Discover art in your neighbourhood
- Hutt City Council
- Need an excuse to get outdoors with the kids these school holidays? Pop on your rain jackets and explore all of the amazing art around Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt with the City Art Walk App!
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The power of collective action on show at Pātaka
- Porirua City Council
- The new season of exhibitions opens on Saturday.
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Zealous young artists paint new Te Aro mural
- Wellington City Council
- A new mural at Te Aro Park has been painted by young people, who say the art helps give them ownership of the space, and more pride in their city.
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Te Aro Park, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Celebrate Matariki with mahi toi in Pōneke
- Wellington City Council
- Matariki will be celebrated with art projects around Pōneke this year, starting with a new Courtenay Place light box exhibition installed and blessed this weekend.
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State of the art Naenae Pool floors move at the touch of a button
- Hutt City Council
- You’ll never feel out of your depth at the new Naenae Pool with the installation of state-of-the-art floors to simultaneously provide a range of water depths for multiple water activities.
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Everest Avenue, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Painting stories across the hallway of Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Pōneke-based artists, Tracy Underwood (Ngati Raukawa) and Ruth Robertson-Taylor are the minds behind the three vibrant new murals in Berhampore, which can be found on the corner of Adelaide Road and Luxford Street, on the wharepaku (toilet) block, and the side of the BP station.
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Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A lost 65-year-old mural brought back to life in Naenae
- Hutt City Council
- Sixty-five years after an artwork by celebrated Kiwi artist Guy Ngan became the first mural installed in a New Zealand Post Office, it’s been re-created as part of the soon-to-be-opened Naenae Community Centre.
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Regional recognition for Chorus cabinets' makeover
- Porirua City Council
- Dozens of cabinet art exist in Porirua now.
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Capital to co-host tourism summit for first time in Australasia
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington will co-host the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Summit next week, with around 300 delegates from over 40 countries attending the event at Tākina Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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Acclaimed NZ fashion designer explores Dowse collection
- Hutt City Council
- The Dowse Art Museum presents The House of Dowse x Jimmy D.
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