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Photograph of a wheeled display cabinet holding various medical instruments under a glass case. Behind the cabinet is a large poster depicting a front-and-back anatomical illustration of a human figure without skin, and the words "The Medical Museum 1980".
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Warnock Medical Museum

Browse a selection of medical instruments and equipment dating from the New Zealand wars to the present day.

Bound book of newspapers. Book is open to a page with a red advert and the front page of the Guardian.
Sun 8 Mar - Sat 11 Apr

The Manawatū Guardian Collection

A selection of items from the Manawatū Guardian collection, highlighting unique stories from the Manawatū.

A crowd of sports fans wearing black and white, some with black stripes painted on their cheeks, react to something behind the camera. They are in a large room with a bar and TV screen visible in the top left corner. Some members of the crowd are pumping their fists in the air or have their hands to their mouths.
Sun 8 Mar - Sat 11 Apr

The Art and Science of Photojournalism

A curated selection of images and videos from Manawatū Standard photojournalist Warwick Smith.

Black-and-white photograph of men in early- or mid-20th-century clothes, looking out from the side of a ship. Some of them wear white armbands over their coats and most are looking toward the camera. A piece of netting hangs down the side of the ship.
Sun 8 Mar - Sat 11 Apr

Exploring our Southern European and Balkan Heritage in Palmerston North

75 years ago, this year, the SS Goya sailed to New Zealand bringing displaced persons from Central, Southern and Eastern Europe as skilled labourers to fill the post WW2 labour shortage.

Pop Up Open Play
Tue 17 Mar 9:00am - 12:00pm

Pop Up Open Play

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

A person wearing white gloves, holding some negatives up to compare them with some images on a computer screen. Along with the computer, there is a variety of equipment on the blue table the person is sitting at.
Tue 17 Mar 10:00am - 12:00pm

Heritage Help Sessions

Spend 30 minutes, one-on-one with a skilled heritage practitioner.

Waiata
Tue 17 Mar 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 17 Mar 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Heritage Craft Group

Want to contribute to a Heritage Festival craft project? The group is crafting heritage granny squares to form a blanket during the Heritage Festival.

Low Vision eye image
Tue 17 Mar 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Low Vision Support Group

Join this monthly group for people with deteriorating vision.

A half-body photograph of a man smiling into camera, wearing a black shirt with bolo tie and grey blazer. In the background are three people sitting at a table, in front of a slatted wooden screen or wall.
Tue 17 Mar 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Te Rongo mai whiti – Language heritage

A look at the linguistic connection of te reo Mā'ohi (Tahitian) to te reo Māori.

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Tue 17 Mar 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Do New Zealand’s active faults and volcanoes talk to each other? Insights from 25 years of trenching ancient faults

Pilar Villamor is an internationally respected earthquake geologist and principal scientist whose research on active faults and volcano–tectonic interactions in Aotearoa New Zealand has had a transformative impact on our understanding of natural hazards.

Jumping Jellybeans
Wed 18 Mar 10:00am - 11:00am

Jumping Jellybeans @ Central

Come along and pack in as much fun as you can in our free sessions of stories, songs, activities and crafts! No booking required.

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