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  • Landscape as Operating System, LandLab: Exhibition

    Landscape as Operating System, LandLab: Exhibition

    Palmerston North Conference & Function Centre, Palmerston North

    Fri 23 Oct - Sun 25 Oct / Social & Political History

    LandLab designs in the Anthropocene and Technosphere, where climate change, biodiversity loss, resource pressures and social inequity shape urban life. This exhibition presents Landscape as Operating System (LOS)—a Read More

  • Beca Lighting Studio: Designing the Night Guided Tour Palmerston North

    Beca Lighting Studio: Designing the Night Guided Tour Palmerston North

    Te Marae o Hine - The Square, Palmerston North

    Sat 24 Oct / Public Talks & Tours

    Join a team of lighting designers; Alix Abanda, Martin Granese, and Ken Cuttle for a guided night walk where the streets become a living exhibition. Slow down, look closely, and notice how light and darkness shape Read More

  • Eco Submarine, Josh Taylor: Exhibition

    Eco Submarine, Josh Taylor: Exhibition

    Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and Heritage, Palmerston North

    Fri 23 Oct - Sun 25 Oct / Contemporary Art

    Eco Submarine is a game built for entertainment that naturally integrates STEM learning for 8 to 13 year olds. Players pilot a submarine, process salvaged materials using gameplay grounded in real-world science, and Read More

  • Hononga - Connection: Exhibition

    Hononga - Connection: Exhibition

    Palmerston North Conference & Function Centre, Palmerston North

    Fri 23 Oct - Sun 25 Oct / Contemporary Art

    Mark Bagley, David Hakaraia (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Paoa), and Natasha Perkins (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) speak directly to the work in Hononga (Connection). Framed through a Te Ao Māori lens, the session introduces a series Read More

  • Eco Submarine, Josh Taylor: Talk

    Eco Submarine, Josh Taylor: Talk

    Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and Heritage, Palmerston North

    Sat 24 Oct / Public Talks & Tours

    How do we balance pure entertainment with meaningful education and cultural respect? In this talk Josh Taylor shares insights from my postgraduate research as a Tangata Tiriti video game designer. He will discuss his Read More

  • Designing Wonder: AI, Algorithms and the Future of Children’s Content

    Designing Wonder: AI, Algorithms and the Future of Children’s Content

    Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and Heritage, Palmerston North

    Sat 24 Oct / Public Talks & Tours

    Some of the most-watched videos on the planet are made for children, and a fast-growing share now come from a machine, not a maker. One AI YouTube channel has posted more videos in seven months than Sesame Street has in Read More

  • Ladies' Rest: CAMEO Exhibition Panel Discussion

    Ladies' Rest: CAMEO Exhibition Panel Discussion

    Te Marae o Hine - The Square, Palmerston North

    Sat 24 Oct / Contemporary Art

    Many Manawatū locals will have memories of this much-loved heritage building, which is the subject of the inaugural Fair Trust Art Prize recipient, Emily Hartley-Skudder’s exhibition CAMEO at Te Manawa. Curator Sian Read More

  • Designing the Night, Alix Abanda: Talk

    Designing the Night, Alix Abanda: Talk

    Palmerston North Conference & Function Centre, Palmerston North

    Sat 24 Oct / Public Talks & Tours

    Designing Urban Spaces with Light and Darkness invites you to see the city in a new way after sunset. As daylight fades, familiar places shift in mood, rhythm, and meaning. Alix Abanda's talk teases a different Read More

  • Who Am I? Becoming Across Systems, Hina Nasir: Talk

    Who Am I? Becoming Across Systems, Hina Nasir: Talk

    Palmerston North Conference & Function Centre, Palmerston North

    Sat 24 Oct / Public Talks & Tours

    Who Am I? Is a personal story of becoming, shaped by navigating systems that often speak about ethnic and Muslim women with their assumptions. Hina Nasir shares her journey into design and creative practice, reflecting Read More

  • Planting the Seeds for Putaiao: Te Manawa Talk

    Planting the Seeds for Putaiao: Te Manawa Talk

    Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and Heritage, Palmerston North

    Sat 24 Oct / Public Talks & Tours

    In this collaborative presentation, Curator Dr Tony Stumbo and Spatial Designer Andy Irving will unpack the exciting and complex process of developing Putaiao, the upcoming Science Innovation Centre at Te Manawa. Read More

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