Winter Events in Te Whanganui-A-Tara / Wellington



It's cold evenings now but there's heaps of events - some online, some in real life - happening in Te Whanganui-A-Tara / Wellington this month.

Of particular interest to us are two talks happening at Book Haven / Freedom Shop about street art (Wednesday 10) and Decolonisation (Thursday, 25), but there's lots of others crucial mahi going on around town.

Have a read through the events listed below and hope to see you at some.



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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow – Why we need Street Art

Wednesday, 10 July, 6.30pm

At Book Haven - 160 Riddiford St, Newtown

On Wednesday, 10 July, Jaimie D. Baird and Tim Bollinger are in the shop to discuss why street art is important.

Jaimie's book Here Today Gone Tomorrow: Wellington Street Art is a colourful, pictorial anthology covering four decades of graffiti and street art. Artist and cartoonist Tim Bollinger has been active in the New Zealand comics scene since a young age and is also a noted street artist featured in Jaimie's book.


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Where To From Here?

Wednesday, 10 July, 7pm

Online Zoom Webinar. 

Webinar: Where To From Here?
Perspectives From A Climate Fiction Writer and Climate Activist. Tim Jones will draw on experience from both sides of his work to talk about where New Zealand has got to on climate policy, how we got here, and what might happen next. Zoom link here Hosted by Our Climate Declaration

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Resisting the “New” Nuclearism in the Pacific

Wednesday, 10 July, 7:30-9:00pm

Webinar Resisting the “New” Nuclearism in the Pacific. How do we grow regional solidarity in the fight against nuclear colonialism? Join our upcoming webinar to learn from our region’s historical movements, and draw lessons on how we can resist the “new” nuclearism in the Pacific. Hosted by Te Kuaka. Register Here

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Film: Where Olive Trees Weep

Thursday, 11 July, 6pm

Newtown Community Centre, corner Colombo and Rintoul Streets, Newtown

Film Screening Where Olive Trees Weep

Justice for Palestine is hosting a screening of the Palestinian film “Where Olive Trees Weep”, a film that offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation.

Proceeds from the tickets, and donations will go to UNRWA. Light refreshments for koha will be available and you are welcome to BYO. Find out more about the film and get your tickets here. At Newtown Community Centre, crn Colombo and Rintoul Streets.

Get tickets here

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Creativity and the Cost of Living

Friday, 12 July, 5-7pm
Unity Books, Willis St

Wellington Zinefest Panel Talk: Creativity and the Cost of Living

Please join Wellington Zinefest and 5ever for a panel talk at Unity Books Wellington on Friday 12th July! We'll kick things off at 5:15 pm and wrap up around 6:35 pm.

We'll be having a discussion around CREATIVITY AND THE COST OF LIVING featuring panelists Thomas Aitken, Pinky Fang, Kerry Ann Lee, Heleyni Pratley, and Max Rashbrooke.

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Cost of Living Zine market

Saturday, 13 July, 12-4pm
Te Herenga Waka School of Design, 139 Vivian St, Te Aro

Wellington Zinefest are hosting a zine market on July 13, themed around the cost of living crisis. It's all about zines that are cheap to make, and zines that are cheap to buy.

They'll be showcasing 60 zine makers, artists, and creatives. Go and pick up some great zines, meet local creators, and support our city's thriving zine scene.

The market is free to attend and all are welcome. The Freedom Shop will have a stall at the market.

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Rally for Palestine

Saturday, 13 July, 1pm

Victoria Street and Vivian Street, Te Aro

On the corner of Victoria Street and Vivian street outside Tommy’s real estate office at 1pm rain or shine . We will also do a short Hīikoi.

Hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective.


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iMpOrTanT iNfOrMaTiON

Friday, 19 July, 6pm
enjoy art space, Taranaki St

iMpOrTanT iNfOrMaTiON considers public discourse offline – walls of posters are displayed extracted from their native urban homes around central Pōneke. The exhibition offers insight into the current state of street activism, set against a background of dreary economic conditions, growing conservatism and an increase in the exploitation of the commons, internet and public space. Within iMpOrTanT iNfOrMaTiOn, 5ever Books have produced a book-object articulating a wider cultural history of postering in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and will run a series of workshops around postering encouraging people to take their own voice, and their own city, into their own hands.

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Turncoat – The Reality

Thursday, 25 July, 6:30pm

Book Haven, 160 Riddiford St, Newtown

On Thursday, 25 July, the author of the best-selling novel Turncoat, Tīhema Baker (Raukawa te Au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, and Ngāti Toa Rangatira) will be at Book Haven to talk about the reality that led to him writing Turncoat.

Released a year ago, Turncoat has been nominated for awards, become recommended reading for high school students and is recommended as a Tiriti resource by Spinoff.

Tīhema has said that he wanted to put Pākehā in the shoes of colonised people - find out what happened in real life that made its way into the book. 

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