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Te Awa – The River, Heart of Manawatū
Te Awa – The River, Heart of the Manawatū explores our river from different angles: meet our local wildlife, learn about the river's history,...
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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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Manawatū Journeys
Open Daily, a journey through our shared history - the stories and of the pioneers who shaped the land as we know it today. The Manawatū has...
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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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Weekend Discovery Time
Join the Weekend Discovery Time team on their weekend-long journey of exploration and learning. Activities and crafts span the breadth of art,...
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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. It...
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Highbury Weavers
Raranga, the art of weaving, embodies spiritual values & beliefs of Tangata Whenua. It symbolises meanings and memories handed down from...
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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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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 - G5
These works from the collection by women photographers celebrate the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage. From the groundbreaking...
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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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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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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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Mini EnviroFest Day One: The Plastic Conversation
Come and join us for a short screening of A Plastic Ocean followed by presentations by Incut2018 representative, Trisia Farrelly and Jonathon...
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Mini EnviroFest Day Two: Wanted, Not Wasted
Local community groups demonstrate how to fix- it, re-purpose, up-cycle & more.
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MaLGRA's Rainbow Teddy Bears' Picnic
If you go down in the woods today you're sure of a big surprise. If you go down in the woods today you'd better go in disguise. For every bear...
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Behind the Scene Tour: Te Manawa Museum
A unique opportunity to go on a “behind the scenes” tour focusing on Māori taonga. Limited numbers so bookings essential phone - 355 5000.
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Capture of Le Quesnoy and The NZ Division in Germany
Entry by $3.00 donation to the Royal New Zealand Engineers Charitable Trust. Presenter: Professor Glyn Harper Wilkins Theaterette, Te Manawa.
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Restoration baroque ensemble - Grace & Splendour
You are invited to a special performance of Restoration's programme of baroque music, entitled Grace & Splendour: the French and Italian world of...
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