AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoWellington’s Cultural Hub: After 13 years closed, the Town Hall is nearing the end of a complex earthquake-strengthening project. The $330 million upgrade aims to bring the heritage venue back to life, with its reopening expected in February. Screen: New Zealand filmmaker Paloma Schneideman’s debut, Big Girls Don’t Cry, is set for UK and Irish cinemas from November 27. The coming-of-age story follows a teenager in rural New Zealand in 2006. Te Reo Māori: Tā Pou Temara, a respected scholar who helped shape generations of language and cultural leaders, has been remembered at a tangi in Ruatāhuna. He was 78. Education: University of Canterbury staff are withholding grades until December during a pay dispute, saying the university’s offer amounts to a real-terms pay cut. Pacific Voices: A pavilion at COP31 in Türkiye is giving Pacific youth, women and Indigenous leaders a space to share their experiences of the climate crisis. Travel: New Zealand ranked second among the world’s safest destinations for international visitors in a new 2027 survey.
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