The CubaDupa festival - Cuba Street precinct’s lively celebration of its diverse and vibrant culture is back, with an exciting programme of events happening on 25 & 26 March. The theme for 2023, “Portal to a place”, is all about taking a “dive into another world”.
Artists sought for public Porirua murals
Porirua City Council is looking for artists for the next round of its public mural programme.
The programme commissions artists to design and create a mural that will be displayed in a public area in different neighbourhoods around Porirua. These are community projects and the local residents and/or businesses will select the designs to be created over summer
Grants available through Porirua City’s Young People’s Fund
Porirua City Council’s Young People’s Fund is open for applications.
The fund is available for projects or initiatives that will have a significant impact on children and young people living in our city.
Funding available this year is for up to six grants of $6000 each, available as a one-off payment. Priority will be given for projects that fall into one of three focus areas: diversity and inclusion, the environment, and health and wellbeing.
Groups of young people can apply for funding with support from an organisation that will guide the project, such as a school or a local not-for-profit group.
McKay Makes the Move to Wellington with Permanent Branch
WELLINGTON’S STILL GOT THE WOW FACTOR
World of WearableArt and Wellington partnering for another five years
Te Whanganui-a-Tara is hosting the World of WearableArt Awards Show (WOW) for another five years, continuing a successful partnership in the capital.
WOW is a world class event, which has been based in Wellington since 2005. Annually, it brings over $28million into the local economy, with over 35,000 people visitors from outside the region attending, and a total audience of 60,000 adding vibrancy to the central city.
Bata Industrials Saving the Planet One Foot at a Time
New year start for commemorative park in Titahi Bay
Heartbreaker Productions invite you to their house for a sleepover.
Midnight Confessions is an experimental anthology piece about love, loss and the power of female friendships. Inspired by the classic play, Love and Information by Caryl Churchill, this piece is set in the intimate setting of a sleepover. It is a coming of age love letter to the friendships that shaped us growing up. Self discovery, vulnerability, exclusion and heartbreak are woven through topics of girlhood, love, trust and growth.
Recognition for Porirua City harbour health project
A Porirua City project which aims to restore the health of Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour has been named a finalist in the 2022 Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Awards.
It was launched in April, in partnership with Ngāti Toa and Sustainable Coastlines. Over 20 years Porirua City Council, in partnership with the programme, aims to plant more than 6 million plants on the banks of the 588km of streams that run into the harbour.
Date the Maker, Guest Appearance from Rex Pickett - Winetopia
Winetopia confirms appearance of Sideways novelist and filmmaker Rex Pickett, invites guests to ‘Date The Maker’ in a Winetopia First, and a host of new wineries join the Wellington event Winetopia presented by Singapore Airlines, New Zealand’s tastiest and most extravagant celebration of wine, has announced several exciting updates for their upcoming events happening across NZ from this July.
Wellington artists featured on unique puzzles
PieceHouse is putting a spotlight on New Zealand artists through a different medium, high-quality jigsaw puzzles. Two of our artists are local Wellingtonians, Bonnie Brown from Studio Bon and Nikki Astwood from Revised Edition. You can view their puzzles on the Piecehouse website: www.piecehouse.co.nz