Newtown Events in Wellington Heritage Festival: 26/10/24 -17/11/24

DateEventHost, presenterWhereIs booking required?
Any time during the FestivalSelf-guided tour of Truby King Park Using smart phone and QR codesWellington Gardens –Wellington City Council21B Manchester TerraceNo
11am-12:30 Sat 26 Oct & Thurs 31Oct‘Old Town’ Newtown Walking TourClaire NolanMeet Cnr Constable and Riddiford StsAlready fully booked
11am-4pm Sat 26 -Mon 28 Oct then Thurs 31 Oct – Sun 3 NovNewtown in Photographs and Story  
An Exhibition
Newtown Residents’ Association.   Exhibition curated by Chris RabeyRice Pudding Gallery 91 Constable St. No
10-11:00 am Wed 30 Oct & 2-3:00 pm Wed 30 Oct  Visit ANZ Bank’s Archives and Museum  ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd Archives  Level 1, 2a Green St   (the former ANZ  Bank building)Yes  -free entry Contact joanna.newman@anz.com to book. 10 people per visit.  
7:30-9pm Wed 30 Oct & 4-5:30pm Sat 2 NovNewtown (and beyond) on Film  (2 showings)Te Whare Hapori o ngā Puna Waiora / Newtown Community CentreCnr Rintoul St and Colombo StYes – cost $18 waged, $10 unwaged
Rescheduled from 9/11
2:00-3:00pm Sat 2 Nov  
Rain day 3rd November
Bring Back the Natives: Green Belt, Newtown. Walking tour and Butterfly  Art installationPaul Forrest   with   Newtown Residents’ Association.  Meet at the Southern end of Owen Street.  No
7:15-8:30pm Wed 6 Nov  Newtown’s Flora, Fauna, Land and Waterways   A talk in two parts  Newtown Residents’ Association.   Presenters  Yadana Saw and Paul ForrestNewtown Community Centre Theatre. Cnr Rintoul St and Colombo StNo
7:00-8:15pm Thu 7 Nov  “Gowns, Streams, and Essence of Filth” – The Archaeology of NewtownNewtown Residents’ Association. Presenter Mary O’Keefe, ArchaeologistNewtown Community Centre Theatre. Cnr Rintoul St and Colombo StNo
11am-4pm Thurs 7 – Sun 10 Nov; Thurs 14 – Sun 17 NovNewtown Adventure Playground 1974: Photographs by John McWilliamHilary Watson   with   Newtown Residents’ Association.  Rice Pudding Gallery 91 Constable St. No
7:00-9:00pm Wed 13 Nov  Renovations: Housing in 1970s-80s & Newtown Community Centre in 2023
A talk in two parts  
Newtown Residents’ Association.   Presenters  1.Peter Healy 2. Eryn Gribble and      Ellie ClaytonNewtown Community Centre Theatre. Cnr Rintoul St and Colombo StNo.
Entry by koha
11am-6pm Sat 16 Nov  Polish Christmas MarketPolish Association in New Zealand Inc  Dom Polski – 257 Riddiford St and in Rhodes StNo

See the full programme of events here. They cover the whole Wellington Region – including the Wairarapa.