Home / What's on What's on Filter Calendar View I want to see Everything Arts and Craft Audio-Visual Children, Kids, Holidays Community Meeting Concert & Gig Guide Education Ethnic, Multicultural Exhibitions Family & Lifestyle Festivals & Lifestyle Gaming Literary Nature Online/Virtual Performing Arts Photography Public Talks & Tours Sports & Outdoors Workshops, Conferences & Classes for All Ages Adults Children's Preschool Seniors Tweens Youth at All Locations Ashhurst Library Awapuni Library Blueprint Central Library Roslyn Library Te Pātikitiki Library Youth Space Show All What's on - Public Talks & Tours Tue 19 Aug 7:00pm - 8:30pm Royal Society Presents: 2024 Rutherford Medal winner Professor Richard Beasley CNZM Should fever be treated? What is the optimal amount of oxygen for critically ill patients? Are party pills safe, and do they affect driving performance? Does smoking cannabis cause lung cancer? Is sitting for long periods at work or during recreation a risk factor for blood clots? Should preservatives be included in asthma nebuliser solutions? Is ‘watchful waiting’ preferable to surgery for a collapsed lung? What are the underlying disease processes of asthma? What was the cause of the epidemic of asthma deaths in New Zealand? Are adult asthma treatments suitable for children? Wed 20 Aug 6:00pm - 7:30pm Book Launch: Standing Tall by Barbara Jordan Join us for the launch of Standing Tall: A Survivor’s Journey Through Trauma and Healing by Barbara Jordan. Fri 22 Aug 6:30pm - 8:30pm Off the Page: National Poetry Day - Community Open Mic and Whiti Hereaka and Peata Larkin Celebrate Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day with an unmissable evening of poetry and conversation with MC award winning poet Leonel Alvarado. Sat 23 Aug 1:00pm - 2:00pm Rangitāne, Ngāwhakaraua and Half Crown Bend [Aotearoa Family History Month] Supplies for building Papaioea (Palmerston North) in the 1870s came up the Manawatū River to the Ngāwhakaraua Jetty adjacent to the Rangitāne Pā site. Sat 23 Aug 2:00pm - 3:30pm Book Launch: Cats Can't Love Join us for a special afternoon of poetry to celebrate the launch of Cats Can't Love by Armelle D. Sat 23 Aug 2:30pm - 3:30pm Learn To Use Free Websites For Your Genealogy Research [Aotearoa Family History Month] Don’t be discouraged by the cost of genealogical research. Fri 5 Sep 5:30pm - 7:30pm Book Launch: Disobedience & other climate change plays Join us to celebrate award winning playwright Angie Farrow's latest book. Sun 7 Sep 11:00am - 12:30pm Morning Tea with Dr Hinemoa Elder Join us for morning tea with Dr Hinemoa Elder. Mon 8 Sep 5:30pm - 7:00pm Manawatū Writers' Hub Join local writers for an evening of sharing and connection. Thu 11 Sep 12:00pm - 1:00pm 140th Anniversary of the Russian Scare in NZ - 1885 The Russians are coming - this presentation will cover the causes and effects of the Russian Scares in the mid-late 1800s and their impact on New Zealand’s defence policy, organisation and capabilities. Fri 12 Sep 6:00pm - 7:30pm Off the Page: An Evening with Tina Makereti Join us for an unmissable evening with Tina Makereti in conversation with Tīhema Baker. Tue 23 Sep 5:30pm - 7:00pm General Lucian Truscott: The Greatest US Field Commander of the Second World War? Explore the life and military career of Lucian Truscott, one of the greatest, yet least celebrated, US combat commanders of World War II. Showing 1 to 12 of 17 Entries PREV NEXT