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Stuck for what to do in Wellington this weekend? Explore our creative capital with these five arty activities.

After a one-month closure, City G allery is reopening its doors for the new ‘ Matarau ’ exhibition this Saturday .  The word ‘ Matarau ’ describes a multi-pronged spear used for fishing and eeling by early Māori . This title was chosen by curator Shannon T e Ao to bring together the works of this group of Māori artists exploring aspects of daily life in surprising ways.

The exhibition features new work by Robyn Kahuk iwa , Emily Karaka, Hemi Ma cgregor, Ming Ranginui , Kei te pai press, and James Tapsell- Kururangi .

To celebrate the opening, City Gallery will h ost a Curator’s Tour at 1pm and an Arti st Talk with James Tapsel l - Kururangi at 3pm this Saturday 30 April . 

Entry to this exhibition, and the tours are free! Head on down to City Gallery in Te Ngakau Civic Square  to check it out. 

To accompan y ‘ Mataurau ’ at City Gallery , ‘Tai Timu ! Tai Pari! The Tide E bbs, the Tide Flows’ will also be opening this Saturday. 

This work collate s a selection of recent film and video from Aotearoa. The segment s explore the issues of language revitalisation, the commodification of natural resources, ind igenous representation within film, and queer narratives. 

Entry to ‘ Tai Timu ! Tai Pari! The Tide Ebbs , the Tide Flows’ is free. Curator Shannon T e Ao will introduce the first screening at 2pm on Saturday 30 April. It will continue to be played in the auditorium for the dur ation of the exhibition. 

If you haven’t had the chance to see Sallie Culy’s ‘Hello To Everybody’ make sure you stop by before they go. Sallie’s joyous drawings have been brightening up Courtenay Place for the past four months, with their bright felt colours and celebration of friendship.

You can visit ‘Hello to Everybody’ in the lightboxes on the corner of Courtenay Place and Taranaki Street. It's last day is Wednesday 25 May. It will be replaced by ‘Whakapapa Te P ō Te Ao’ by  Tanya Te Miringa Te Rorarangi Ruka on Saturday 28 May.

Rosa Allison and Oliver Dorman emigrated from London to Kilb irnie in the irregular year that was 2020.  Going through the unprecedented MIQ system and lockdown s , the pair used sketch booking as a creative outlet which led to the abstract and figurative paintings on display on this exhibition.

Journey to Kilbirnie opens at Toi Pōneke  on Saturday 30 April. Entry is free !

Are you stuck between doing something outdoorsy or artsy this weekend? Why don’t you do both ! Get out in the elements and e njoy Pōneke's  sculpture  art with the Wellington City Walk. 

Wellington Scul pture Trust has plotted a map of 17 grand sculptures in our central city. They recommend allowing two hours for this walk, so pop on some good walki ng shoes , grab a drink bottle and get out and explore central Pōneke .  You can download a map of this trail, and check out the 'Sea' and 'Garden' walks, on the Wellington Sc ulpture Trail website.

Watch o ut each Friday for a fun list of five great activities to do, places to explore, or things to discover in our awesome city. 

New exhibition, Journey to Kilbirnie, set to start at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre.

A new Courtenay Place light box exhibition by Sallie Culy shows how she sees Wellington and its people.

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