Remembrance Day Display

Youth • Adults • Seniors
Exhibitions
Aotearoa Heritage and History

This commemoration of Remembrance Day displays:

  • A beautiful quilt by Erilyn McMillan on the symbolism of the poppy.
  • Newspaper coverage internationally, nationally and locally around the time of the Armistice signing.
  • An overview of Operation Wrapped in Remembrance and a sample of the scarfs crafted and donated.
  • Information panels about World War One and the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.

What's on at Central Library

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Remembrance Day Display
Fri 7 Nov - Sun 16 Nov 9:00am - 4:00pm

Remembrance Day Display

This commemoration of Remembrance Day displays:

Sensory Play Station 2
Fri 7 Nov 9:00am - 1:00pm

Sensory Play Station

Welcome to our sensory play time.

Connecting The Dots
Sat 8 Nov 10:30am - 12:30pm

Connecting the Genealogy Dots

Do you have a genealogy question you need help to answer? Members of the Palmerston North Branch of the NZSG will be available to help you find your way.

Purerehuain Palmy
Sat 8 Nov 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Pūrerehua: True Stories Told Live

True stories told honestly from the heart, bringing community together.

Hand 1868015 1280
Mon 10 Nov 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Manawatū Writers' Hub

Join local writers for an evening of sharing and connection.

Pop Up Open Play
Tue 11 Nov 9:00am - 12:00pm

Pop Up Open Play

Come and play with our interactive kit in our First Floor Parenting area.

Waiata
Tue 11 Nov 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Manu Hāpai Waiata Group

Learning Te Reo Māori through waiata.

Official project logo 1 1
Tue 11 Nov 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Operation Wrapped in Remembrance Crafting Group

Would you like to knit, weave or crochet for a veteran? In acknowledgment of 2025 being 80 years since the end of World War Two, 75 years since the beginning of the Korean War, 65 years since the end of the Malay Emergency and 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, we invite you to knit, weave or crochet a scarf for a veteran.

DA 06513 F
Tue 11 Nov 6:00pm - 7:00pm

The Italian Campaign 1943-45: the Forgotten Front in the Second World War

This presentation commemorates the 80th anniversary of the war’s end.

Royal Society 4:3
Tue 11 Nov 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Royal Society Te Apārangi presents: November presentation

Topic and presenter to be confirmed.

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