He takunetaka | What's On
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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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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NZYWF - talking to the dark
Saturday, 3rd October 2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The writing process draws up plenty of fears and insecurities, both personal and at large.Te Whare o Rukutia
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NZYWF - Otago Poetry Slam Champs 2026
Saturday, 3rd October 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Since 2013, the Otago Poetry Slam has been an annual highlight! This lively event brings together the most creative poets…Te Whare o Rukutia
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NZYWF: Ritual
Sunday, 4th October 2026 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Ritual allows us to prepare the way for our creativity to channel outwards.Te Whare o Rukutia
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NZYWF - Courage It Up
Sunday, 4th October 2026 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Kia Māia: be brave, bold, capable, confident, all qualities arguably embodied and nurtured most deeply in community.Te Whare o Rukutia
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Silent Book Club Dunedin
Tuesday, 6th October 2026 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Happy hour for introverts! No assigned books, just a quiet nook to sit quietly and read in the company of…Steamer Basin, Tucked down No Name Alley
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Writers Workshop with Talia Marshall
Wednesday, 7th October 2026 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
DIO-DRAMAAthenaeum Library & Mechanics Institute - Dunedin
'Using dioramas to illuminate your way through writing projects with celebrated local writer Talia Marshall, author of Whaea Blue' Free monthly…