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      <title>Slow Looking Strategies: Slow Burn – Women and Photography</title>
      <link>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/slow-looking-strategies-slow-burn-women-and-photography/</link>
      <description>Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an engaging session where we use strategies to help us slow down and enjoy looking at art! Going to an art gallery can sometimes […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/slow-looking-strategies-slow-burn-women-and-photography/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Friends of Te Papa</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-14T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Dome Under Film Festival</title>
      <link>https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/dome-under-film-festival/</link>
      <description>The post Dome Under Film Festival appeared first on Museums Wellington.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/dome-under-film-festival/</guid>
      <dc:creator>MuseumsWellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-31T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Cora‑Allan maps mauri through pigment, performance and whenua</title>
      <link>https://citygallery.org.nz/cora-allan-maps-mauri-through-pigment-performance-and-whenua/</link>
      <description>Cora-Allan paints Mauri in the Whenua during her artist talk on the opening day of Recording Mauri: Moments of Light and Earth.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://citygallery.org.nz/cora-allan-maps-mauri-through-pigment-performance-and-whenua/</guid>
      <dc:creator>City Gallery</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-23T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Wellington City Gallery, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Lily Worrall</title>
      <link>http://enjoy.org.nz/blog/2026/03/lily-worrall</link>
      <description>We caught up with Lily Worrall, whose exhibition moon iron wings opens Saturday 28 March.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Enjoy Contemporary Art Space</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-23T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, 211, Left Bank, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Latamai Katoa</title>
      <link>http://enjoy.org.nz/blog/2026/03/latamai-katoa</link>
      <description>We caught up with Latamai Katoa, whose exhibition What happens if it's broken? opens Saturday 28 March.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://enjoy.org.nz/blog/2026/03/latamai-katoa</guid>
      <dc:creator>Enjoy Contemporary Art Space</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-23T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, 211, Left Bank, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Roady with Nick Bollinger</title>
      <link>https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/roady-with-nick-bollinger/</link>
      <description>The post Roady with Nick Bollinger appeared first on Museums Wellington.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/roady-with-nick-bollinger/</guid>
      <dc:creator>MuseumsWellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-17T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Francophonie Month: The Hidden Secrets of the Louvre 1608-1806</title>
      <link>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/francophonie-month-the-hidden-secrets-of-the-louvre-1608-1806/</link>
      <description>Come and celebrate Francophonie Month with the Alliance Française Wellington, as they host a special illustrated talk by art historian David Maskill on the hidden secrets of the Louvre between 1608-1806. Discover how the […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/francophonie-month-the-hidden-secrets-of-the-louvre-1608-1806/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Friends of Te Papa</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-13T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>West Coast Loop Tour</title>
      <link>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/west-coast-loop-tour/</link>
      <description>9 - 14 March 2026 This tour departs from Christchurch by coach over Arthur’s Pass to the West Coast and we explore the region with Historical Geography and guide Richard Willis.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/west-coast-loop-tour/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Friends of Te Papa</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-08T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Members Discount: The Path: A Performance Journey through Breathe | Mauri Ora</title>
      <link>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/members-discount-the-path-a-performance-journey-through-breathe-mauri-ora/</link>
      <description>How do poets, musicians, and dancers respond to the immersive worlds of Breathe | Mauri Ora: An Immersive Journey into Nature by Marshmallow Laser Feast? Experience powerful, one-night-only performances by: Grace Iwashita-Taylor – […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/members-discount-the-path-a-performance-journey-through-breathe-mauri-ora/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Friends of Te Papa</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-07T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Kororā Crafts</title>
      <link>https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/korora-crafts/</link>
      <description>The post Kororā Crafts appeared first on Museums Wellington.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MuseumsWellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-04T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Performance and Artist Talk: Daniel Beban and Tim Barlow</title>
      <link>https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/05/01/performance-and-artist-talk-daniel-beban-and-tim-barlow</link>
      <description>Co-creators of the 'Shadow Signals' exhibition, Daniel Beban and Tim Barlow will activate the installation in a duo performance, followed by an artist talk discussing the exhibition and other works.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/05/01/performance-and-artist-talk-daniel-beban-and-tim-barlow</guid>
      <dc:creator>Toi Pōneke</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-03T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Shadow Signals</title>
      <link>https://toiponeke.nz/events/shadow-signals</link>
      <description>Daniel Beban and Tim Barlow's immersive, interactive sound installation fills the environment of Toi Pōneke gallery for the final exhibition at the Able-Smith Street space.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://toiponeke.nz/events/shadow-signals</guid>
      <dc:creator>Toi Pōneke</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-03T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Poison - a reading by Andi C. Buchanan</title>
      <link>https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/04/12/poison-a-reading-by-andi-c-buchanan</link>
      <description>Join us to hear a work-in-progress reading from Andi C. Buchanan. Andi will be reading extracts from their draft Young Adult novel, Poison, which explores interdependence, community, and our expectations of self-reliance, and is filled with plants both poisoned and poisonous. Please note: This reading will be NZSL interpreted.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/04/12/poison-a-reading-by-andi-c-buchanan</guid>
      <dc:creator>Toi Pōneke</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-02T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Those Mitford Girls!</title>
      <link>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/those-mitford-girls/</link>
      <description>The aristocratic Mitford sisters were writers and socialites, biographers and essayists. Jessica, who wrote Hons and Rebels and The American Way of Death, was a communist and human rights activist. […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/those-mitford-girls/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Friends of Te Papa</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Pride and Pretty Things Headpiece Workshop</title>
      <link>https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/2/26/pride-and-pretty-things-headpiece-workshop</link>
      <description>Get ready for the Wellington Pride festival with an absolutely fabulous headpiece. Artist Charmagne Anthony (Taranaki, Ngāti Hauā) is a Wellington based fashion designer who will help you create a one-off statement piece to wear at the Pride festivities.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/2/26/pride-and-pretty-things-headpiece-workshop</guid>
      <dc:creator>Toi Pōneke</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Age Concern and Te Papa collaborate on a Pilot Programme</title>
      <link>https://www.acwellington.org.nz/age-concern-and-te-papa-collaborate-on-a-pilot-programme/</link>
      <description>Age Concern recently collaborated with Te Papa on a pilot programme to bring Kaumatua to Te Papa to experience the culture and history of the museum, some for the very first time. Vanessa, our Events Coordinator, along with Te Papa staff, were able to share this opportunity with the Manners St Coffee Group and Omai ... Read more</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.acwellington.org.nz/age-concern-and-te-papa-collaborate-on-a-pilot-programme/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Age Concern Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Tarika Sabherwal</title>
      <link>http://enjoy.org.nz/blog/2026/02/tarika-sabherwal</link>
      <description>We caught up with Tarika Sabherwal, Enjoy's 2026 Rita Angus Cottage resident, to see what she has been up to during her time at the cottage.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://enjoy.org.nz/blog/2026/02/tarika-sabherwal</guid>
      <dc:creator>Enjoy Contemporary Art Space</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, 211, Left Bank, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Astronomy on Tap</title>
      <link>https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/astronomy-on-tap-2026/</link>
      <description>The post Astronomy on Tap appeared first on Museums Wellington.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/astronomy-on-tap-2026/</guid>
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      <dc:date>2026-02-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Members Discount: Lunar New Year at Te Papa</title>
      <link>https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/members-discount-lunar-new-year-at-te-papa/</link>
      <description>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 […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Drop in to the gallery for a short, hands-on session where Mitch will transform your pen drawing into a digitized version of a Porowhita (Mandala) and incorporating tartan in Adobe Illustrator.</description>
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