Nerd night, comedy club, Christmas celebrations, and the National Library’s 50th anniversary coming up next weekend. It’s that time of year again, and if you haven’t avoided it yet, the carols have started the ads have started and the countdown... Read More ›
Better late than never, Hilaire’s list of free and cheap events that are on in Wellington this week. Online library learning starts up, creative arts course, and New Zealand’s best short films. Top of the awesome events this week is... Read More ›
In this reflective session, Sarah Hopkinson, Head of Learning at Te Papa, explores the vital role museums play within Aotearoa’s wider education ecosystem and the unique ways they nurture creativity, collaboration, and community.
Petone with the Swindale Shield on their home ground, following today’s win over Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Grant Wall. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Petone are the 2026 Swindale Shield champions, winning the first-round title for the 16th time with next week’s final round to spare with a 43-17 win over Paremata-Plimmerton this afternoon. Petone and...
Victoria University’s Classics Museum examines the complex afterlives of antiquities through two remarkable objects—a Roman portrait head now subject to repatriation after being identified as illicitly excavated, and a richly carved child’s sarcophagus later revealed to be a modern forgery.
