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Mon 06 Feb 2012, 8.00am - noon
Puke Ariki Foyer
A broadcast hosted by Kim Hill will be broadcast live from Puke Ariki on Waitangi Day. Kim will be joined by invited guests. Read More

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Ola Brasil!

Ola Brasil!

Date: Sat 04 Sep 2010
Time: 11am
Venue: Level one and Discover It!, Puke Ariki South Wing

Ola! Come enjoy the vibrant diversity and colourful culture of Latin America! Start the weekend with a visit to the library and the South American country, Brazil. To start, there will be a short talk on Brazil with the chance to ask questions...  Read More

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Taranaki Children's Book Festival 2010

Taranaki Children's Book Festival 2010

Date: Tue 31 Aug 2010 - Sat 04 Sep 2010
Venue: The Hub, Hawera; Taranaki Schools;

This year the TCBF Festival kicks off on the 31st August. After a long day's judging at Puke Ariki, touring authors will announce the junior and intermediate writing competition winners at an awards night in Stratford. On the Taranaki Book...  Read More

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'The Farmer's Wife' and 'The Farmer'

'The Farmer's Wife' and 'The Farmer'

Date: Sat 21 Aug 2010 - Sun 14 Nov 2010
Venue: Main Exhibition Gallery, Puke Ariki North Wing

  At Puke Ariki, Taranaki artist John McLean’s two series of paintings were exhibited together for the first time. Visitors enjoyed the rich motifs and layers of interpretation of McLean’s hand. Iridescent and ethereal against the local...  Read More

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Building Taranaki

Building Taranaki

Date: Sat 03 Jul 2010 - Sun 10 Oct 2010
Venue: Wall and Lane Galleries

This collection of photographs shows the public buildings where our colonial society was forged. The hotels, schools and stores of early Taranaki served both the material and social needs of the community. Within these buildings friends and enemies...  Read More

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The House that Jack Built

The House that Jack Built

Date: Sat 28 Aug 2010 - Sun 17 Oct 2010
Venue: Level 2 Space

An exhibition of original paintings from Gavin Bishop’s “The House That Jack Built”. Take a closer look at the images, set in New Zealand at the turn of the 19th century, that retell the traditional rhyme in a fresh and fascinating way.  Read More

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Parirau

Parirau

Date: Wed 02 Jun 2010 - Sun 31 Jul 2011
Time: 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Venue: Puke Ariki Library

Are te reo classes too difficult to attend due to family/work commitments? Are you learning te reo at home alone? Would you like to meet with other like-minded people?   Come to Puke Ariki Wednesday evenings 5.30pm - 6.30pm No tutor. ...  Read More

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Teen Book Group

Teen Book Group

Date: Fri 01 Jan 2010 - Fri 31 Dec 2010
Time: 4pm - 5pm Second Tuesday of every month
Venue: Discover It!

Join the Teen Book Group for 13-15 year olds and come and discuss your favourite authors and discover new ones!  Read More

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Crackerjacks!

Crackerjacks!

Date: Fri 01 Jan 2010 - Fri 31 Dec 2010
Time: Every Wednesday and Friday at 10.30am
Venue: Discover It!

Come and join our Discover It! staff for a fun and friendly story-time, song and activity session.  Suitable for 0 - 5 year-olds.  Read More

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Discover your Family History – Inglewood Genealogy

Discover your Family History – Inglewood Genealogy

Date: Fri 01 Jan 2010 - Fri 31 Dec 2010
Time: Every Monday during term time 10.30am until 2pm
Venue: Inglewood Library, Rata Street, Inglewood

  What’s in a family name? Do you know the origins of your family? Planning to start researching your family tree but don't know where to begin? Exhausted all your avenues of inquiry and don't know where to go next?   The team from the...  Read More

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