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HIS/HERSTORY Double bill exploring male and female experiences of war, as told by their kin Circa Theatre, until 14 May GENUINE ARTICLE Annie Mackenzie’s post-TyleeResidency textile exhibition Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, until 22 May THERE IS NO OTHER HOME BUT THIS Two textile artists explore their Parsi and Hazara ancestry Govett-Brewster, New Plymouth, until 19 June THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE Mixed-media exhibition of artworks related to aliens and UFOs The Dowse, Lower Hutt MĀORI MOVING IMAGE Booth showing video works by five Māori artists The Dowse, Lower Hutt TAI TIMU! TAI PARI! Group video exhibition exploring indigenous histories and language City Gallery Wellington TEETH, TALONS, AND TAXIDERMY Exhibition of taxidermy, pelts, skins, teeth, and claws Whanganui Regional Museum MATARAU Group exhibition of contemporary Māori art, curated by Shannon Te Ao City Gallery Wellington
May 8 HURRICANES v FIJIAN DRUA Super Rugby fixture Sky Stadium, 3.35pm 11 DRY SPELL Footnote New Zealand Dance The Opera House, 7.30pm 13 CERAMICS Works on show from Harriet Bright and Jenny and Tanya Shearer Mahara iti, Waikanae PASSIONE NZSO plays Strauss, Prokofiev, and Corigliano – Amalia Hall solo violin Michael Fowler Centre, 6.30pm CRINGEWORTHY: THE 80S New Zealand in the 80s, captured in dance, music, and comedy Circa Theatre, until 11 June 14 ROOFTOP JUNGLE PARTY Cocktails, a Southeast Asian tasting menu, and DJs Mockingbird, 7pm GLEN HAYWARD: WISH YOU WERE HERE Carving, painting, and installation exploring absurdity and anti-art City Gallery Wellington 19 RESENE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN FILM FESTIVAL Annual festival of international films about architecture and design Embassy and Lighthouse Cinemas, until 5 June
20 WOVEN TAPESTRY Exhibition of contemporary tapestry art from New Zealand and Australia Pātaka Art + Museum, until 26 June GLOBAL BELLY_ZOOM Online theatre about transnational surrogacy, hosted by the Goethe Institute Online via Zoom HURRICANES v REBELS Super Rugby fixture Sky Stadium, 7.05pm 27 WAIRARAPA FILM FESTIVAL Shorts, features, and talks celebrate local film Regent 3 Cinemas, Masterton, until 30 May 28 BLUE DRAGON BOOK FAIR Charity book sale, $3 for your first five books, $2 each afterwards Ngaio Town Hall, 9am, 28 and 29 May URBAN WINE WALK Restaurants and bars partner with wineries to host tastings. Queenstown, multiple venues, noon 29 OUR HERITAGE GARDEN Free 90-minute walking tour of native forest and plant collections Founder’s Entrance, Botanic Garden,11am 30 THE BRONX American punk band San Fran, 8pm
