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PAST PRESENT FUTURE.
What's on in Taranaki?

Taranaki Culture: Artists Talk
A series of artist-led talks about works currently on display in Taranaki Culture: fresh out of the box.

Leonie Smith
Wednesday 1 July, 6.00pm

Nicole Freeman
Sunday 19 July, 2.00pm


School Holiday Programme
Monday 6 July - Friday 17 July
Fun and games during the school holidays!  See our programme to find out what is happening at a library near you!



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Puke Ariki is a ground-breaking knowledge centre where library, museum and visitor information are united to tell the stories of Taranaki - past present and future.


Our Heritage Collection is full of artefacts with interesting stories to tell. The Artefact of the Week page showcases some 'gems' from the collection. A new artefact is added every week so be sure to check back regularly.
           
                                     Toy Car PA2008.120



The Book of the Week is a title hand-picked by library staff at Puke Ariki. Every week new titles are added to our library collections. Click here to find out what's new this week!


Explore our Heritage Collection. Thousands of items from the Heritage Collection are now available to browse online.




 

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Vivid provides merchandise that
reflects our past, present and future.


 
Puke Ariki incorporates the New
Plymouth i-SITE Visitor Information Centre.



 

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Take Time to Visit Taranaki Wiki

Taranaki Wiki is a collaborative website which allows people everywhere to share their  knowledge of all things Taranaki.  Contribute your own stories, memories and thoughts - anything with a Taranaki connection.  
 

 

 
Taranaki Stories.

Rewi Alley paid a visit to China and stayed for the rest of his life. He might have called himself 'ordinary' but he was never ordinary. Writer, poet, educator, potter and social reformer - and farmer of the Taranaki bush - he talked national policy with Mao Zedong and played a key role in improving conditions in China...

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Latest Exhibition.

Taranaki Culture: fresh out of the box
28 February - 19 July
Main Gallery

A special collection of Taranaki treasures from the Puke Ariki heritage collection and new artworks that reflect the culture of Taranaki. More…

"our stories"
16 May - 26 July
Lane and Wall Gallery
& Level 2 Space

A disability awareness and education project more...


Coming soon...

Fixated: Photography Through History
1 August - 26 October
Main Gallery

Showcases fantastic examples of early photographic processes from Puke Ariki's collection, along with contemporary examples of Victorian photographic techniques.


 


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