2026 Mystery in the Library Series: Mysterious Manawatū

Join four talented Kiwi storytellers for a criminally good evening.

Local librarian and mystery writer Bing Turkby welcomes fellow Manawatū writers Patricia Dunmore and GB Ralph, along with visiting author Kim Hunt, a past Ngaios Best First Novel finalist, for a thrilling korero on the art and craft of storytelling, and power of books in our tech age.

When

DATES

Thursday, April 30, 2026 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Where

LOCATION

Central Library

Ground Floor (George Street entrance)

4 The Square, Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui 4410

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Thu 16 Apr 10:30am - 11:15am

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Fri 17 Apr 2:00pm - 3:30pm

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Sat 18 Apr 11:00am - 12:00pm

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Tue 21 Apr 9:00am - 12:00pm

Pop Up Open Play

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Tue 21 Apr 12:00pm - 12:30pm

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Tue 21 Apr 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Heritage Craft Group

Want to contribute to heritage craft projects? Please join us for drop-in crafting sessions on the Second Floor of the Central Library.

Tue 21 Apr 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Low Vision Support Group

Join this monthly group for people with deteriorating vision.

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110th Anniversary of the First ANZAC Day Service

110 years ago, people around the country gathered in their local communities to commemorate New Zealand's first national-level tragedy: the casualty count from the Gallipoli landings.