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Guy Williams
Sunday, 25th January 2026 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Host of “New Zealand Today” (TV3 NZ/ Youtube) As a comedian I’m a passionate defender of free speech, unless that…Te Whare o Rukutia, 20 Princes St, Dunedin
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NZ Poetry Society Dunedin Anthology Launch
Thursday, 29th January 2026 6:00 PM
Live Poetry! Ōtepoti Dunedin launch of There are Rabbits Here, the New Zealand Poetry Society 2025 Anthology.Moons Restaurant & Bar, 286 Princes Street
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Crack up for a Cause: The Playhouse Fundraiser
Friday, 30th January 2026 7:30 PM
There’s only one thing better than a night of comedy and that is Comedy for a Cause! Join some of…The Playhouse Theatre
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Peter Pan Sculpture History
Sunday, 1st February 2026 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Meet the model who posed for Wendy in Cecil Thomas’ 'The Darling Children Learning to Fly' sculpture.The Dunedin Botanic Garden Information Centre
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Peter Pan Storytime Picnic
Sunday, 1st February 2026 11:30 AM
Pack a picnic, dress up as your favourite Peter Pan character and head down to the Dunedin Botanic Garden to…Dunedin Botanic Garden, 36 Opoho Road, Dunedin - Meet at the Peter Pan statue in the Lower Garden
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In Poetry and Conversation: John Russell-Hodge and Eliana Gray
Thursday, 5th February 2026 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Join Eliana Gray and John Russell-Hodge as John works toward his first poetry collection—already shaping up to be something special.University Bookshop, 378 Great King Street, Dunedin
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Octagon Poetry Collective's monthly reading
Wednesday, 11th February 2026 7:00 PM
Tonight: Visiting Canadian poet Sonja Greckol, and the Robert Lord Cottage Summer Writer-in-residence John Russell-Hodge with guest MC Ōtepoti poet Eliana…New Athenaeum Theatre in The Octagon, Dunedin
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Dunedin Writers' Workshop
Wednesday, 11th February 2026 5:30 PM - 7:45 PM
A friendly group with meetings held on the second Wednesday of each month, February to December.Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor, Dunedin City Library
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Book Launch - Visitor: Poems by Sandie Forsyth
Friday, 13th February 2026 5:30 PM
You are warmly invited to the launch of Visitor: Poems by Sandie ForsythDunningham Suite, 4th Floor, Dunedin City Library
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Dunedin Summer Shakespeare: Free Shakespeare in the Park
Saturday, 14th February 2026 3:00 PM
Zounds! IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE: SHAKESPEARE IN SONG DSS is excited to return for their 7th(!) glorious season…Botanic Gardens Band Rotunda
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Dunedin Summer Shakespeare: Free Shakespeare in the Park
Sunday, 15th February 2026 3:00 PM
Zounds! IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE: SHAKESPEARE IN SONG DSS is excited to return for their 7th(!) glorious season…Botanic Gardens Band Rotunda
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Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale
Friday, 20th February 2026 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Get ready bookworms! The Regent Theatre Annual Book Sale is returning to the Edgar Centre for 2026!Edgar Centre - More FM Arena
As the Southern Hemisphere's reputed…