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16. Alexandra Lapierre

Limelight, Aotea Centre

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22. The Mother of All Journeys

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18. Siobhan Harvey: Mastering Place and Space

Waihorotiu Room, Aotea Centre

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31. The Happenstance Historians

Waitakere Room, Aotea Centre

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24. Barbara Demick

Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre

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65. Between Dreams: Resistance and Representation in Asian Aotearoa

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32. From East to West and Back Again

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59. Oceans Between Us: Pacific Peoples & Racism in Aotearoa

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39. Tayari Jones: Finding Your Voice in a Chaotic World

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38. Gertrude Stein and a Companion

Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre

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42. Tony Tulathimutte: Rejection

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102. Polkinghorne: Inside the Trial of the Century

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75. Deepa Bhasthi: Translating with an Accent

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73. How to be a Good Ancestor

Hunua Room, Level 1, Aotea Centre

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79. Hope in the Machine

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87. Pax Assadi: Mortified

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86. Bora Chung

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90. Grieving Together: Tusiata Avia and Nafanua Purcell Kersel

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99. Lily King: Heart the Lover

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67. Writing in Today's America

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137. Lessons on Living: A Tribute to Nigel Latta

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138. The Dead Speak: A Life in Forensics

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121. Victor Rodger: Putting Your Rage on the Page

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122. Frontlines and Headlines

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126. Zines NZ: From Punk to Present

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124. Hannah Kent: A Love Letter to Iceland

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Everybody Knows

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All That Glitters: The Gala Night

The Wintergarden, The Civic

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Cheeky Cabaret

Civic Stage, The Civic

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Caluzzi Cabaret's 30th Birthday

Dangerous Goods

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Delaney Davidson: Baby Heavyweight

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Dog Man The Musical - NZ Sign Language Service Available

Bruce Mason Centre

Dog Man The Musical

Dog Man The Musical - Audio Description Service Available

Dog Man The Musical - Relaxed Performance

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