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Reading Group 15 May 2025: Marsden Books

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 15 May: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us her top picks for the month, this month she'll discuss: The Book of Guilt from Catherine Chidgey as her fiction pick, and Everything is Tuberculosis […]

Free

What Lies Beneath – Archaeological Walk – 18 May

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

***Postponed from 3 May*** Mary O’Keeffe is a professional archaeologist who has been lurking about digging around under Wellington for about 30 years.  In this walk and talk she’ll take you to some of the inner-city sites she’s worked on, tell the stories of the sites, and talk about what this archaeological data can tell […]

$25.00

Reading Group 22 May 2025: Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Te Papa Press, Thursday 22 May: Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris By Michele Leggott and Catherine Field-Dodgson We will be joined by co-author Catherine Field-Dodgson for Q & A. She’ll also bring along copies of Emily’s hand-coloured flowers, […]

Free

What Lies Beneath – Archaeological Walk – 25 May

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Mary O’Keeffe is a professional archaeologist who has been lurking about digging around under Wellington for about 30 years.  In this walk and talk she’ll take you to some of the inner-city sites she’s worked on, tell the stories of the sites, and talk about what this archaeological data can tell us about the development […]

$25.00

Widening the Aperture: What Looking Up to Photograph the Night Sky Can Teach Us About Life and Leadership

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Chris McKeown is an avid astrophotographer who spends long nights around Wellington, Taranaki, Queenstown, and Lake Tekapo chasing the stillness of the night sky. By day, he’s a seasoned energy executive and leadership mentor, with a long-standing meditation practice and a deep belief in compassionate leadership. In his talk Widening the Aperture, Chris shares how […]

$25.00 – $30.00

A Waikato Pilgrimage

***FULLY BOOKED***5-8 June 2025 This tour offers an insight into the role of the church and the early settlement of the Waikato region. Led by Sir David Moxon; a former Archbishop of the Anglican Church of New Zealand and Anglican representative to the Roman Catholic Church in Rome between 2013-2017. David is well qualified to […]

Reading Group 19 June 2025: Marsden Books

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 19 June: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us her top picks for the month, this month she'll discuss:   Fiction Pick: The Names by Florence Knapp  The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a […]

Free

A Peek Under the Ice: The First Exploration Under the Antarctic Ice Shelf

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Ever been in the right place at the right time? Te Papa Fish Curator Dr Thom Linley joined an international team aboard the state-of-the-art research vessel Falkor to explore previously uncharted Antarctic areas exposed by retreating sea ice, in summer this year. As luck would have it a section of the ice shelf the size […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Members Preview: Toi Art Reopening

Toi Art, Level 4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us for a special members-only preview of the new exhibitions in Toi Art, before it opens to the public. Having closed in May 2024 for renovations, the galleries will reopen with a fresh hang of work from across the art, photography and decorative art collections. Iconic works such as Ralph Hotere’s Black Phoenix (1984-88) […]

Free

Reading Group 26 June 2025: Te Papa Press – Cancelled

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Te Papa Press, Thursday 26 June: This session is cancelled. Stay tuned for July.