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Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)

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- Annual Open Day sees tours of Alington House and Futuna Chapel
  - 23 Mar 2025
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - Working together with the Wellington Branch of the NZIA and the owners, the Futuna Chapel Trust have organised six back-to-back tours of Alington House, a 1960’s heritage modernist building in Karori.
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- Colours of Futuna Concert Series Returns
  - 5 Mar 2025
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  - With sold-out performances last year, the Colours of Futuna concert series 2025 is gearing up to be a spine-tingling experience again this year with an exceptional lineup of talented musicians from Wellington and Christchurch ready woo audiences. The series will run from 6 April – 22 June this year with 11 concerts from a diverse… Continue reading Colours of Futuna Concert Series Returns
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- Francis Kere to present Futuna Lecture Series 2025
  - 5 Mar 2025
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - It is with great pleasure and excitement that the Futuna Chapel Trust is able to announce that the Futuna Lecturer for the 2025 Futuna Lecture Series will be multi-award-winning architect, Francis Kéré.
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- 2025 Italian Design Day ‘How to mend the fractures of humanity’
  - 25 Feb 2025
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - Join us for an inspiring presentation by AKAU and FIRST LIGHT Studio as part of the renowned 2025 Italian Design Day, Friday 21 March at Futuna Chapel.
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- Annual Report
  - 15 Feb 2025
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  - We are delighted to release our 2024 Annual Report.
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- Time for a (small) change
  - 6 Nov 2024
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - Changes are happening at Futuna Chapel with a new name and new people bringing in fresh ideas and abilities within the Chapel and beyond in 2024. What once was the ‘Friends of Futuna Chapel’ is now ‘Futuna Chapel Trust’ – that’s right, we’ve changed our name. Coinciding with the establishment of the Futuna Chapel Fund with Nikau… Continue reading Time for a (small) change
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- Halloween in Friend Street
  - 31 Oct 2024
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  - Hundreds of ghosts, ghouls and witches flocked to Futuna Chapel this Halloween as Friend Street once again closed the road for an evening of scary, sugary fun. This was the first time the Chapel has opened its doors for Halloween with Chairman Nick Bevin dressed in black and dishing out sweets and an estimated 400… Continue reading Halloween in Friend Street
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- Holding a talk in a work of art
  - 11 Oct 2024
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  - Architectural writer John Walsh wrote a review of our long history of Futuna Lectures, and in particular our 2023 lecture, ‘Designing better futures for Aotearoa New Zealand: He tirohanga Māori, a Māori perspective’, given by Hawkes Bay-based designers Jacob Scott and Karl Wixon.
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- Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
  - 3 Apr 2024
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  - We are pleased to announce the creation of the Futuna Chapel Fund at the Nikau Foundation. For over 60 years, Futuna Chapel’s story has been propelled by the passionate actions of volunteers. From the Society of Mary’s volunteer Brothers, who built John Scott’s vision from the ground up, to the volunteer trustees, who saved the… Continue reading Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
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- Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
  - 3 Apr 2024
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  - We are pleased to announce the creation of the Futuna Chapel Fund at the Nikau Foundation. For over 60 years, Futuna Chapel’s story has been propelled by the passionate actions of volunteers. From the Society of Mary’s volunteer Brothers, who built John Scott’s vision from the ground up, to the volunteer trustees, who saved the… Continue reading Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
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- Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
  - 3 Apr 2024
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  - Be part of the next chapter of Futuna Chapel For over 60 years, Futuna Chapel’s story has been propelled by the passionate actions of volunteers. From the Society of Mary’s volunteer Brothers, who built John Scott’s vision from the ground up, to the volunteer trustees, who saved the building and made it what it… Continue reading Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
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- Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
  - 3 Apr 2024
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  - Be part of the next chapter of Futuna Chapel For over 60 years, Futuna Chapel’s story has been propelled by the passionate actions of volunteers. From the Society of Mary’s volunteer Brothers, who built John Scott’s vision from the ground up, to the volunteer trustees, who saved the building and made it what it… Continue reading Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
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- Alexander Turnbull Library’s work on the John Scott Archive
  - 3 Mar 2024
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  - In 2020 the whānau of John Scott deposited the collection of his architectural plans – over 10,000 items – to the Alexander Turnbull Library for long-term care and to allow researchers to access his work.
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- Alexander Turnbull Library’s work on the John Scott Archive
  - 3 Mar 2024
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  - In 2020 the whānau of John Scott deposited the collection of his architectural plans – over 10,000 items – to the Alexander Turnbull Library for long-term care and to allow researchers to access his work.
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- Alexander Turnbull Library’s work on the John Scott Archive
  - 3 Mar 2024
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  - In 2020 the whānau of John Scott deposited the collection of his architectural plans – over 10,000 items – to the Alexander Turnbull Library for long-term care and to allow researchers to access his work.
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- Open Sundays are back!
  - 1 Jan 2024
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - We are pleased to say that our regular Open Sundays are back for 2024. The regular Open Sundays are held on the first Sunday of every month. For 2024 these dates will be: 3 March – 11am – 3pm 7 April – 11am – 3pm 5 May – 11am – 3pm 2 June –… Continue reading Open Sundays are back!
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- Open Sundays are back!
  - 1 Jan 2024
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  - We are pleased to say that our regular Open Sundays are back for 2024. The regular Open Sundays are held on the first Sunday of every month. For 2024 these dates will be: 3 March – 11am – 3pm 7 April – 11am – 3pm 5 May – 11am – 3pm 2 June –… Continue reading Open Sundays are back!
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- Recordings of Past Events
  - 3 Nov 2023
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - We record lots of our great events held at Futuna Chapel – both lectures and concerts. Below are some of our recorded events. Michael Sullivan: Oct 2022 We were very pleased to have our very own homegrown architect Michael O’Sullivan of B/OS Architecture as the Futuna Guest Lecturer for 2022. Michael comes from a unique… Continue reading Recordings of Past Events
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- Recordings of Past Events
  - 3 Nov 2023
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  - We record lots of our great events held at Futuna Chapel – both lectures and concerts. Below are some of our recorded events. Michael Sullivan: Oct 2022 We were very pleased to have our very own homegrown architect Michael O’Sullivan of B/OS Architecture as the Futuna Guest Lecturer for 2022. Michael comes from a unique… Continue reading Recordings of Past Events
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- Vale Jim Allen
  - 29 Jun 2023
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  - The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Allen, the artist, sculptor and light modulator of Futuna Chapel. Jim worked closely with Chapel architect John Scott and together they created, working in a mutually respectful and collaborative partnership, a shared masterwork that is Futuna Chapel. The building… Continue reading Vale Jim Allen
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- Vale Jim Allen
  - 29 Jun 2023
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  - The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Allen, the artist, sculptor and light modulator of Futuna Chapel. Jim worked closely with Chapel architect John Scott and together they created, working in a mutually respectful and collaborative partnership, a shared masterwork that is Futuna Chapel. The building… Continue reading Vale Jim Allen
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- Vale Jim Allen
  - 29 Jun 2023
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  - The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Allen, the artist, sculptor and light modulator of Futuna Chapel. Jim worked closely with Chapel architect John Scott and together they created, working in a mutually respectful and collaborative partnership, a shared masterwork that is Futuna Chapel. The building … Continue reading "Vale Jim Allen"
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- Vale Jim Allen
  - 29 Jun 2023
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  - The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Allen, the artist, sculptor and light modulator of Futuna Chapel. Jim worked closely with Chapel architect John Scott and together they created, working in a mutually respectful and collaborative partnership, a shared masterwork that is Futuna Chapel. The building … Continue reading "Vale Jim Allen"
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- Open Sundays are back!
  - 1 Jun 2022
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - We are pleased to say that our regular Open Sundays are back – beginning with this Sunday 5th June 2022 (Queen’s Birthday). The Open Sundays are held on the first Sunday of every month, from 11am – 3pm. Entry is by koha/ donation. Wheelchair access is available. Parking is available on Friend Street, or … Continue reading "Open Sundays are back!"
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- The pou of Māori architect John Scott: Article from The Spinoff
  - 31 Dec 2021
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  - The pou is the central column within a wharenui or meeting house, seen as the heart of the building around which everything unfolds.
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- The pou of Māori architect John Scott: Article from The Spinoff
  - 31 Dec 2021
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- The pou of Māori architect John Scott: Article from The Spinoff
  - 31 Dec 2021
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- Restoration Work for the Stations of the Cross
  - 5 Oct 2021
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - The Stations of the Cross by Jim Allen in Futuna Chapel are currently being cleaned and conserved by Carolina Izzo, expert art conservator from Studio Carolina Izzo.
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- Restoration Work for the Stations of the Cross
  - 5 Oct 2021
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  - The Stations of the Cross by Jim Allen in Futuna Chapel are currently being cleaned and conserved by Carolina Izzo, expert art conservator from Studio Carolina Izzo.
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- Support for our events
  - 24 Jun 2021
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  - We are delighted to have been offered financial support by third-generation Wellington construction company L T McGuinness Ltd for forthcoming 2021 events at the chapel.
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