He takunetaka | What's On
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Ōtepoti Youth Poetry Competition Prizegiving
Friday, 21st August 2026 4:00 PM
Poetry readings from place-getters & music from Dunedin Youth Orchestra cellists Aidan Blaikie & Sam Moore.Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor, Dunedin City Library
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Ōtepoti Dunedin Poetry Circle
Friday, 21st August 2026 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Get together with fellow poetry lovers to sit and share poems and chat about them.1st Floor | Dunedin City Library, Moray Place
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Character and Dialogue Workshop with Dominic Hoey
Saturday, 22nd August 2026 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Over three hours, I'll be teaching the tools and techniques I use to create the characters in my best selling…Dunedin Athenaeum
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Poetry Poetry Poetry
Saturday, 22nd August 2026 7:00 PM
Join poet Dominic Hoey for a night of poetry, stories and other nonsense.Inch Bar, 8 Bank Street, North East Valley, Dunedin
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Research Seminar - Papyri and Manuscripts: Exploring Layers of Ages
Monday, 24th August 2026 5:30 PM
Burns 4 Seminar Room, University of Otago, located on the ground floor of the Arts Building
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A Brief History of the Development of Intravenous Anaesthesia
Tuesday, 25th August 2026 5:15 PM
The Empty Circle, Full Circle and Closing the Loop Presenter: David Jones, anaesthetist and pain medicine specialistBarnett Lecture Theatre, First Floor Dunedin Hospital or online
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Book Launch: The Body and the Blood by Molly Crighton
Wednesday, 26th August 2026 6:00 PM
Celebrate the launch of Molly's crime novel, THE BODY AND THE BLOOD.St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin
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An Evening with Donald S Murray
Thursday, 27th August 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Donald S Murray is an award-winning novelist, poet, dramatist and non-fiction writer from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor, Dunedin City Library
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Exhibition: Set TXTS: The not-so-secret reading habits of Uni students
8th May — 28th August, 2026 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
For previous generations, it was unavoidable – you needed to read books to get a degree.de Beer Gallery, Special Collections, 65 Albany Street
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Tūmanako Words of Hope: An evening of poetry and music
Friday, 28th August 2026 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
In celebration of National Poetry Day.Athenaeum Library & Mechanics Institute
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New Zealand International Film Festival
August 14th — 30th, 2026
With a carefully curated selection of more than 130 films to choose from, the NZIFF 2026 programme has something for…The Regent Theatre and Rialto Cinemas Dunedin
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Love Your Library Week
August 24th — 30th, 2026
DPL have lined up a fantastic week of events and activities, including: Haiku Competition Send Us Some Love postcards Heritage…Dunedin Public Libraries