Peering into the Past - A century of myth and reality of NZ Tunnelling Company

110 Anniversary of the Engineer Tunneling Company operating on the Western Front in the First World War. Presented by Mr Peter Cooke, renowned NZ author and military historian from Welington. 

Hosted by RNZE CT/ECMC and Palmerston North City Library. Donations to the RNZE Charitable Trust would be appreciated.

Image: PDF Cooke - Defence of NZ Study Group

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Lib Lab web
Thu 15 Oct 3:45pm - 4:45pm

LibLab - Game On! Sports Mad Science

LibLab - Library fun with a touch of laboratory madness and book experimentation.

Photo of Dean Baigent
Thu 15 Oct 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Native forests want to live - Dean Baigent-Mercer

Dean is known as a 'living Lorax'.

Nicky Pellegrino 5
Fri 16 Oct 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Off the Page: Ingrid Horrocks and Josie Shapiro

Join us for an unmissable evening with award winning writers Ingrid Horrocks and Josie Shapiro in conversation with Thom Conroy.

Nicky Pellegrino 6
Sat 17 Oct 10:30am - 12:30pm

Off the Page: Creative Writing Workshop with Josie Shapiro

I, You, They, We: The Architecture of Point of View

VR1
Sun 18 Oct 1:00pm - 4:00pm

ADHD Awareness Month Virtual Reality (VR) Experience

To commemorate ADHD Awareness Month, we are offering the opportunity to experience what it can be like for someone with ADHD using our Virtual Reality equipment.

Writing in the Moment Writers group imageborder
Mon 19 Oct 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Writing in the Moment

Within this group all are considered writers.

VR1
Tue 20 Oct 10:00am - 1:00pm

ADHD Awareness Month Virtual Reality (VR) Experience

To commemorate ADHD Awareness Month, we are offering the opportunity to experience what it can be like for someone with ADHD using our Virtual Reality equipment.

Waiata
Tue 20 Oct 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Manu Hāpai Waiata Group

Learning Te Reo Māori through waiata.

A colourful wreath of knitted flowers with text attributing its construction to the library's Heritage Craft Group.
Tue 20 Oct 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Heritage Handwork 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 20 Oct 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Low Vision Support Group

Join this monthly group for people with deteriorating vision.

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