He takunetaka | What's On
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Preview Peter Ransom's 'Le Grand Meaulnes'
Friday, 25th September 2026 5:30 PM
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St, Dunedin
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Ian Chapman's book launch: Ka mua ka muri: 100 Years of Music at Otago University
Friday, 25th September 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Ian’s book is launched to celebrate the Music School's one hundred years of teaching, learning, performance, and excellence.University of Otago, Dunedin Campus
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Ōtepoti Dunedin Poetry Circle
Friday, 25th September 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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Stitched: A new play by Ellie Swann
September 17th — 26th, 2026
Desdemona and Emilia are best friends. Unfortunately, their husbands are dicks.New Athenaeum Theatre, The Octagon
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Gone to Seed
September 18th — 26th, 2026 7:00 AM - 9:45 PM
Written by TIM HAMBLETON - Directed by HEIDI MCGREGOR WINNER: Original Script and Production (New NZ Full Length Play)Fire Station Theatre, 3 Cargill Street, Mosgiel
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Visions for Dunedin: Our Heritage, Our Future - Storytelling the past into the present
Wednesday, 30th September 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Kirstie McKinnon (Senior Library Assistant | Dunedin Public Libraries, Heritage Team) Transforming research into stories, art, and character / using…Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor, Dunedin City Library
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Once Upon a Harbour: An illustrated talk
Thursday, 1st October 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Join acclaimed author Fiona Farrell and illustrator David Elliot for an illustrated talk about their two year collaboration on Once…Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor, Dunedin City Library
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Ōtepoti Dunedin Poetry Circle
Friday, 2nd October 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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NZYWF - Pou Kōrero, Pou Talanoa: Posts That Speak
Friday, 2nd October 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Enjoy refreshments and the NZYWF opening event, featuring this year’s cohort of talented emerging voices.Te Whare o Rukutia
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NZYWF - Slam Poetry Workshop
Saturday, 3rd October 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Take a fast-paced and playful poetry workshop that will get you reflecting deeply and thinking on your feet.Te Whare o Rukutia
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NZYWF - Make a Zine: From First Draft to The Art Lens
Saturday, 3rd October 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Meet the team behind The Art Lens NZ, a new literary magazine creating space for emerging young writers and artists, in…Dunedin Community Gallery
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NZYWF - Poetry as Community Care: Multilingual Collaborative Poetry
Saturday, 3rd October 2026 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poetry can be a practice of community care, creating space for listening, relating, and collective imagination.Te Whare o Rukutia