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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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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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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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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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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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Brick Flicks
Brick Flicks brings together photography and hands-on creativity using LEGO, the world's most popular toy. Photographer Warren Elsmore has...
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Doors - Hyper Objects of The Chthulucene
“James Robinson shows us a world that is tangled up with stuff that is both human and non-human, organic and inorganic. His encrusted, collaged...
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Whenua Hou
Experience current uku (clay) practice; featuring the diverse work of 8 Māori artists who explore a range of responses to the physical and...
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Excellence 2018
An exhibition showcasing the highest achieving secondary school students in the Manawatū region in the 2017 NCEA level three Visual Arts external...
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Eric Brew: I Am of This
An exhibition surveying forty years of local artist Eric Brew's work. His murals will be familiar to anyone who's passed through the Feilding town...
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The Great Bandanna Challenge
This nationwide sewing competition has everyone from professional quiltmakers to school children pulling out their sewing machines and getting...
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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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Biscuits & Bullets
Baking and a dusty suitcase of memories combine to tell a moving story about one family's loss in World War One. Te Manawa is bringing back an...
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Reel Earth: Short Film Exhibition
As part of Reel Earth we are hosting an exhibition style short film day! Drop in and catch screenings of some awesome short environmental...
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The New Zealand Division and the Spring Offensive 1918
Presentation by Major General (Retd.) Rhys Jones on the battles of manoeuvre that blunted the German attacks during the Great War, doctrines and...
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Reel Earth: Short Film Exhibition for Kids!
As part of Reel Earth we are hosting an exhibition style short film day for kids! Bring your kids to see screenings of some awesome short...
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The Battle of Britain and The Origins of World War II
The Battle of Britain. Presentation looking at the origins of WWII: the key personalities, weapons and tactics, the role of the Spitfire and...
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The Secrets of Mona Lisa
Even for those who have been lucky enough to admire the Mona Lisa herself in Paris, "The Secrets of Mona Lisa" paints her in a new and...
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