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Manawatū Woodworkers' Guild
The craftspeople of the Manawatū Woodworkers' Guild are masters of chisel and lathe. Come and see them transform chunks of wood into works of...
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Matatau 2018
Matatau 2018 straddles territories of people and culture, land and environment. Concepts that have evolved respond to space and ownership, the...
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Eat Sleep Create Repeat
Photographers, Illustrators, Animators, Directors, Cinematographers, Modellers, Designers: all things we once aspired to be and now are. We are...
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Manawatū Journeys
Open daily, a journey through our shared history - the stories of the pioneers who shaped the land as we know it today. The Manawatū has always...
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Te Rangi Whenua
Open daily, Te Taiwhanga o Te Rangi Whenua (Te Rangi Whenua Gallery) shares the stories of iwi groups in the Manawatū, Rangitīkei and Horowhenua...
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Art Gallery - G4
"Many items in the art collections are works on paper. We’re in the process of photographing every single piece." Unlike framed paintings or...
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Water Room
The Water Room is setting sail with a new programme of activities that concentrates on learning through play for toddlers and young children....
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Art Gallery - G1
"Along with composition and media, artists explore scale when realising their ideas." This selection of large artworks from the Te Manawa...
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Art Gallery - G2
"Te Manawa stores part of its collections on 24 floor-to-ceiling racks." The racks hold objects that range from wall-mounted sculptures and...
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Art Gallery - G3
Gallery 3 - the heart of the Art Gallery building - has been re-imagined as a space to pause and reflect. The artworks within it reflect no...
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Art Gallery - G5
The Te Manawa collection is known for its strong body of work from the 1970s, and its photography is no exception. In its new exhibition, Gallery...
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Active Tots
A programme for the under-5s, focused on self-directed play and exploration. Nau mai, haere mai! – Open daily from 10am to 5pm. General...
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Heritage Building Tours
The Te Manawa site includes two historic buildings: the Awahou schoolhouse and the cottage, Totaranui, believed to be the oldest residence in...
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NOA Open Studio
Come join NOA for twice-weekly facilitated drawing sessions in the Te Manawa foyer. NOA is both an acronym for Notes Of Art and Te Reo for...
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Manawatu Spinners & Weavers Guild
With wheel and spindle, loom and dye, needles and hook, Spinners and Weavers Guild members turn fibre into thread, fabric and felt in amazing...
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Amélie, Renoir, Palmy
Renoir's 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' (Le Déjeuner des Canotiers) is a key artwork featured in the French film, Amélie. Be inspired by this...
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Manawatu Walking Festival
The 2019 Manawatu Walking Festival will take you throughout the city, along our coastlines, across mountain ranges, through our urban arts scene...
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Twilight Beach Walk – Himatangi Beach to Foxton Beach
Take a 10km coastal stroll along the wild West Coast of New Zealand with Robert Hodgson and others as your guides. The Twilight Beach Walk is the...
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The Pohangina Experience Walks
The Kahikatea Walk is an easy 45 minute guided walk in the Pohangina Valley with a great introduction to nature. A guide will lead us along an...
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Tara-Mana Tararua Crossing
The Tara-Mana Crossing is a serious tramp over the Tararua Ranges starting on the Naenae Track and taking you from the Tararua region to the...
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Totara Reserve Fern Walk
The popular Totara Reserve Fern Walk, hosted by Horizons Regional Council in the Pohangina Valley, some 35kms from Palmerston North, leads you...
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The Tawa Loop Walk – Te Apiti – Manawatu Gorge
Te Apiti – Manawatu Gorge, with its native bush, wildlife and stunning views, is one of Manawatu’s icons and is the scenic divide between the...
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Excellence 2019
"Excellence" showcases a selection of local Year 13 student art folios that have achieved NCEA with flying colours. It's an annual exhibition...
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Sculpture Walk with Te Manawa
Join this relaxed guided walk with Te Manawa’s Toni Edmeades to explore the many art sculptures throughout the centre of Palmerston...
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Oroua – Tunipo Tramp
This is a fantastic opportunity to venture into the Ruahine Ranges to the headwaters of the picturesque Oroua River and see the habitat of the...
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Mana-Tara Tararua Crossing
Starting in Manawatu, the Mana-Tara Crossing takes you up onto the Tararua Ranges along North Range Road, and down into the Tararua District to...
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Te Apiti – Manawatu Gorge Walk
Nested between the Manawatu and Tararua mountain ranges and home to an array of native birds and trees, the 11.2km Te Apiti – Manawatu Gorge...
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How Green Was My Trevally
John Tarlton is a Californian-born New Zealand artist whose work shows his mastery of artistic techniques, his pervasive sense of humour, and his...
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Artist Talk: John Tarlton
John Tarlton is a California-born New Zealand artist who uses his mastery of numerous techniques and sense of humour to tell stories through his...
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Te Games II
Te Games returns for round two! Just like the previous event, it's a knockout tournament, but this time for Street Fighter IV and V....
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Arts + Climate Innovation Roadshow
Arts + Climate Innovation: The Role of the Arts. Expert climate scientists, Professors James Renwick and Dr Tim Naish (Victoria University)...
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Balls, Bullets & Boots
Balls, Bullets & Boots takes you from rugby field to battlefield and back, exploring the impact the hostilities had on New Zealand’s signature...
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