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Event Description

Channel your inner Kārearea and use your falcon eyes to hunt down hidden words around the library then swoop into our forest of magazines to cut out words and create your own masterpiece.  

When

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday 8 December 2026
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Contact

04 560 1094

Where

Walter Nash Centre
Walter Nash Centre, Taine Street
Taita Lower Hutt 5011
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Bookings

There's no need to book your place for this event. Just meet us at Walter Nash Centre.

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