9:30 am - 5:00 pm Day Trip to Pencarrow Lighthouse Wednesday 31 January, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Day Trip to Pencarrow Lighthouse Join us for a day trip this summer under the expert guidance of geologist, paleontologist and Emeritus Scientist Hamish Campbell. We will take a leisurely drive around the harbour, as Hamish explains the Wellington Harbour, Wellington Fault, Wairarapa Fault, and Crustal and Active processes. We will stop Eastbourne, before heading into East Harbour Regional Park and stopping at Pencarrow Lighthouse, where we will hear about it's history. Next, we'll take a walk along the track around Lake Kohangapiripiri, and then find a nice place to stop and enjoy our lunch $80.00
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Touring Wellington’s Built Heritage Thursday 15 February, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Touring Wellington’s Built Heritage Many Friends travel widely to explore areas of historical interest and to enjoy built heritage sites.  Our own Wellington neighbourhood has a variety of sites that present a full range of architectural interest and styles. Join Historic Places Wellington Chairperson Felicity Wong as she talks to us about some of her favorite local heritage places. $25.00 – $30.00
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Rita Angus, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and New Zealand’s Medieval Modernism Friday 23 February, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Rita Angus, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and New Zealand’s Medieval Modernism Rita Angus’s portrait of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is one of the only portraits she painted of someone she had never met, and perhaps as a result has been less considered. Join us as New Zealand Art historian Michael Moore-Jones explores the cultural, intellectual and social world surrounding Angus’s wartime painting of the English composer, […] $25.00 – $30.00
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Changing Climate, Changing Culture: Horticulture in a Heritage Landscape Wednesday 28 February, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Changing Climate, Changing Culture: Horticulture in a Heritage Landscape As Team Leader of Main Gardens at Wellington Botanic Gardens, Kate Roud is one part of a small team that maintains the plants and heritage landscape. She will share with us how the team uses their skills and expertise to care for the wide range of native and exotic flora, some insights into how you can adapt your own garden to climate change and sustainability $25.00 – $30.00
Friday 23 February, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Rita Angus, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and New Zealand’s Medieval Modernism
Wednesday 28 February, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Changing Climate, Changing Culture: Horticulture in a Heritage Landscape