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SUMMARY:Book Launch | The Clean: In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul by Richard Langston
DESCRIPTION:‘Punk hit the brothers like a thunderclap’ and they electrified a generation. Richard Langston’s The Clean: In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul is out in April and we’ll be celebrating with a four-part tour\, starting in Dunedin and travelling up the country\, featuring special musical guests and author Q&As. \nChristchurch\nLyttelton Coffee Co.\n29 London Street\, Lyttelton \nThursday 9 April\n6pm \nBooks will be available to purchase at the events courtesy of our hosts and local booksellers. \nAbout the book\nIn 1978 in Dunedin the Kilgour brothers\, Hamish and David\, and their schoolfriend Peter Gutteridge\, got together to form a band called The Clean. When Robert Scott joined in 1980 the band found a combination that endured for nearly forty years. \nThe Clean profoundly changed alternative music: hitting the New Zealand charts for months with a single made for $50\, ‘Tally Ho!’; helping establish Flying Nun and a music scene independent of the big labels; pioneering a low-fi\, do-it-yourself approach to rock music; and touring internationally to influence bands like Pavement and Yo La Tengo. \nRaw and immediate\, this is the story as told by members of The Clean and their inner circle – fellow musicians such as Chris Knox\, Martin Phillipps\, Graeme Downes and Ira Kaplan\, friends and family\, pub promoters and sound engineers\, and their good friend\, Richard Langston. From teenagers in a Dunedin practice room to New York City on 9/11 – this is the band’s history as it unfolds. \nAbout the author\nRichard Langston is a journalist\, poet and television director who has written about the Dunedin music scene since the 1980s. The fanzine he edited from 1984–86\, Garage\, was issued as the book Pull Down the Shades: Garage Fanzine 1984–1986 (HoZac Books\, 2023). He has been friends with the members of The Clean for forty years.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-the-clean-in-the-dreamlife-you-need-a-rubber-soul-by-richard-langston/
LOCATION:Lyttelton Coffee Co.\, 29 London Street\, Lyttelton\, Christchurc\, Canterbury\, 8082\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Author talk | Dr Frances Pitsilis
DESCRIPTION:Hear Dr Frances Pitsilis\, an author and high-profile medical doctor talk about her recent book offering a prescription for lifelong health\, Well Woman. The book is a comprehensive toolbox of information about diet\, lifestyle\, stress management and ageing well. Feel rejuvenated hearing from this warm and accessible speaker – and bring your questions! Dr Frances Pitsilis will be interviewed by Liz Grant. \nWednesday 25 March\, 6-7pm\nTautoru/TSB Space\, Hapori | Community\, Level 1\, Tūranga\nFree\, get your tickets here \nAbout the speakers\nDr Frances Pitsilis is New Zealand’s “doctor of good health”. She has been featured in the media for many years including the 2012 series Is Modern Medicine Killing You? \nDr Frances is a Western-trained doctor\, specialising in Occupational Medicine\, nutrition\, bioidentical hormones\, and natural therapies. Qualified in Anti-Aging\, Integrative\, Preventative\, and Regenerative medicine\, she is an international conference speaker in these areas. She is also a trusted media commentator\, educating and informing audiences through television\, radio and print media. Her work has empowered many to take control of their health\, advocating for a preventative\, science-based approach. \nDr. Pitsilis runs a private practice in Milford\, Auckland treating patients with chronic and challenging illnesses. Additionally\, she runs a holistic cosmetic clinic at the same location where she optimises skin and appearance from the inside. Today\, Dr Pitsilis is here to discuss her bestselling book\, Well Woman. \nLiz Grant is a writer and editor with a background in broadcasting. She is a regular session chair at WORD festival events\, which she particularly enjoys. Liz is the author of four books of non-fiction\, and for three years she headed the writing team at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Now home living in Lyttelton\, she continues to work freelance.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-dr-frances-pitsilis/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Money\, Money\, Money
DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to be launching our book! \nWe couldn’t think of a better way to send it out into the world than surrounded by our favourite people\, talking about all the stuff that really matters: \n\nWhy so many women feel stressed\, uncertain\, or stuck around money\nHow money beliefs are formed — and how we can change them\nHow to build confidence\, clarity\, and freedom with money in the real world\n\nExpect some celebrations while we explore how to get more money in the hands of more women. \nCome along\, everyone is welcome!  Bring your friends\, mother\, sister\, daughter\, colleagues\, grab a signed copy of Money\, Money\, Money\, and join the conversation that every woman needs to have about money\, power\, and choice. \nMassive thanks to our publisher Allen & Unwin\, Scorpio Bookshop and Tangata Moana Trust. \nPre-order your copy here. \nPlease RSVP \nAbout the book\nEver put your head in the sand when it comes to your finances? Or wondered how you will survive when you retire? Have you left your financial future up to your partner? Then this guide is for you. \nFinancial self-sufficiency is the key to living a happy and healthy life. And yet women today are experiencing a gendered financial crisis and have been predominantly left out of the conversation around what you need to know about money. \nMoney\, Money\, Money explains exactly what women are up against and provides you with clear steps you can take while navigating your finances\, often against the odds. \nWith chapters that include explanations on why ‘being bad with money’ is absolutely not your fault\, tools to discover your financial psychological beliefs and limits\, plus simple\, practical tools for managing your money and up-to-date advice on all the ‘boring’ stuff\, Money\, Money\, Money is here to help you reset your life-long relationship with money. \nAs the creators of Hi Money\, a business dedicated to educating and empowering women when it comes to their relationship with money\, financial behavioural experts Rachel Davies and Angela Meyer want more money in the hands of women. This book shows you how.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-money-money-money/
LOCATION:Fibre Gallery\, 285 Cashel Street\, Christchurch Central City\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Lana Hart
DESCRIPTION:Nice People on Planes is a novel about finding connections that are more than skin deep in a busy and disconnected world. Join Morrin Rout and Lana Hart in conversation and hear about Lana’s sharp and engaging debut work. \nAuthor talk: Lana Hart\nWednesday 4 February\, 6-7pm\nTautoru / TSB Space\, Hapori | Community\, Level 1\, Tūranga \nFree\, get tickets here \nLana Hart weaves cultural narratives with acuity\, crafting a serpentine\, sensitive\, and surprising journey for Cora who holds the story’s heart. I was captivated by Cora’s complex character\, while her search for meaning highlights the profound importance of connection to something larger than oneself. \n– Dr Amanda Booth\, Melbourne
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-lana-hart/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
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SUMMARY:Book Launch : Beneath Our Feet by Jack Hartley
DESCRIPTION:Scholastic New Zealand invites you to join us at Tūranga to celebrate the launch of Beneath Our Feet\, by YA author Jack Hartley\, on Wednesday December 3rd at 6pm. \nJack’s second YA novel is set in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake. As the city Alfie calls home begins to tremble and in the blink of an eye comes crashing down around him\, the heart transplant he desperately needs becomes available. A heart that will change everything\, and not just for him. \nFor Dani\, a chance meeting with Alfie outside the hospital provides a welcome distraction from the fate that lies ahead for her. Together they find something impossible within the sealed-off cordon of the city’s red zone – a world beyond anything they could ever have imagined. A world that might just give them what they need most: TIME. \n  \nAbout the Author: \nJack Hartley was born and grew up in Ōtautahi. His first novel\, All the Other Days\, was published in 2018. \n 
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-beneath-our-feet-by-jack-hartley/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | How to Paint a Nude by Sam Mahon
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the launch of How to Paint a Nude by Sam Mahon. Sam Mahon needs no introduction – Christchurch artist\, activist\, conservationist\, writer\, subversive who\, using cow dung\, sculpted Hon Nick Smith nude and squatting over a glass of water. This beautifully written book which he calls ‘a fiction’\, is set within the real world of Canterbury art in the year of the earthquake\, with real Canterbury people. It centres around a Belarus refugee who fled his country to find freedom. Sam and Gregor meet weekly to discuss art’s purpose\, and critique Lukashenka from a distance\, but there is a pervading enemy in the book which can best be described in the words of architect Peter Beaven\, and by the end\, Gregor departs\, disillusioned. \nJoin us at Lumière Cinema on Tuesday 25th November from 5.30pm to hear from Sam and friends about his latest work. \nFree event\, all welcome. \nBooks for sale on the night for $40.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-how-to-paint-a-nude-by-sam-mahon/
LOCATION:Lumière Cinemas\, 26 Rolleston Avenue\, Christchurch Central City\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8013\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251124T190000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Ben Pentreath
DESCRIPTION:VENUE UPDATE 28/10/25: now to be held at Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch Central City in the TSB Space \nJoin us for an inspiring evening with author Ben Pentreath\, one of the foremost designers of new traditional buildings and country houses in the world. Ben will be joined by Vincent Holloway\, and together they will present a visual introduction to Ben’s work both here in Christchurch\, and Australia\, as well as some of his many projects in the UK and Europe. There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience. \nAll welcome\, free event. \nAbout the author\nBen Pentreath is a London-based architectural and interior designer\, educator\, and author. He received the 2023 Richard H. Driehaus Prize for excellence in the field of classical architecture. \nBen Pentreath’s book English Decoration\, published in 2011\, established his growing reputation as an author and he has been a regular contributor to the Financial Times and other journals. A sequel interiors book\, English Houses\, was published in 2016. His new book\, An English Vision\, a monograph of the work of the practice\, was published by Rizzoli New York in 2024 and quickly became one of the best-selling interiors and architecture books of the year. \nAbout the book\nAn English Vision is the first of Pentreath’s books to present his own output in its entirety—from his personal residences in Dorset\, London\, and Scotland that brought him international fame to many old and new houses that he has designed and some of the larger\, town-scaled projects that make his practice unique in the world of traditional design. Although the results range from his colourful and romantic versions of the English country cottage to traditional splendour\, there are underlying ideas that inform the breadth of his output—a sense of scale\, proportion\, craft\, detail\, sustainability\, and appropriateness—that have a universal relevance today. \nPentreath has authored as well as taken all photographs in this book\, which looks at some thirty case studies\, large and small\, including many previously unpublished works. The designs encompass an understanding of materials\, texture\, classical and vernacular detail\, color\, richness\, and simplicity by turn—as exemplified in both sumptuous and honest interiors\, grand country houses\, and pragmatically organized town plans. While being steeped in a learned classicism\, Pentreath’s work is celebrated by young and old around the world\, as exemplified by his coverage in major media outlets. \n 
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-ben-pentreath/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Rangatiratanga and Gentlemanship
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Grant Hodgson invite you to a special lunchtime author talk on Rangatiratanga and Gentlemanship: A conversation in 1825. Morrin Rout\, Associate Professor Michael Grimshaw and the author will be discussing Hodgson’s book\, an examination of a rare piece of evidence illustrating the relationship between rangatira and missionaries at a crucial time in 1825. You are welcome to bring your own lunch! \n“From the great sedimentary layers of historical documents on New Zealand’s colonisation\, Hodgson has extracted a nugget that reveals so much about the nature of interactions between Māori and Pākehā in the earliest stages of settlement. With great insight\, this short work illuminates the significance of this period of contact.” Professor Paul Moon ONZM\, historian.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-rangatiratanga-and-gentlemanship/
LOCATION:Maker Workshop\, The Arts Centre\, 3 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251115T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Giving Birth to My Father by Tusiata Avia
DESCRIPTION:Join us to launch a new book of poetry by the incredible Tusiata Avia.\n\n Saturday 15 November\, 5pm Space Academy: 371 St Asaph Street\, Christchurch Books will be for sale with thanks to Scorpio Books Kai and refreshments provided\nAbout the book\nGiving Birth to My Father is about learning to live with a loss that seems simply too heavy to bear. First\, Tusiata Avia tells the imagined story – the one of how things should go – followed by the story of what really happens. As her father travels through his last days and into the arms of his tupu’aga\, transformed\, the family gathers around him with their love and raw need\, and their suffering turns to storm clouds.\n\nFor Avia\, his death is a beginning. Parent and child have switched places as the river carries them downstream\, and she sees her father with new eyes. But this is also a time of not knowing to whom she belongs and where she will be welcome now.\n\nThis is an extraordinarily rich poetic work about grief and renewal that will rearrange its readers. Giving Birth to My Father takes in a world of family and memory\, including a sequence of poems about a much-loved brother as he faces a life-threatening injury. It is a book about ways of holding one another even after we are gone.\n\nAbout the author\nTusiata Avia is the award-winning author of Wild Dogs Under My Skirt (2004; also staged internationally)\, Bloodclot (2009)\, Fale Aitu | Spirit House (2016)\, The Savage Coloniser Book (2020; winner of the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry and also staged nationally) and Big Fat Brown Bitch (2023). Tusiata has held the Fulbright Pacific Writers Fellowship at the University of Hawai‘i in 2005 and the Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence at University of Canterbury in 2010. She was the 2013 recipient of the Janet Frame Literary Trust Award\, and in 2020 was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to poetry and the arts. In 2023 she was given a Distinguished Alumni Award at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement.\n\n\nCover art: Pati Solomona Tyrell
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-giving-birth-to-my-father-by-tusiata-avia/
LOCATION:Space Academy\, 371 Saint Asaph Street\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Pub Choir | Average At Best Tour
DESCRIPTION:Do you have the best singing voice in the world? Unlikely. But do you have the WORST singing voice in the world? EQUALLY UNLIKELY. Your voice is probably average (at best)\, and at Pub Choir: we think that’s great! \nNow in it’s 8th year\, Pub Choir is the easiest\, funniest\, largest music lesson in the world. Created and led by the human rubber band Astrid\, be snapped into shape and flicked by her quick humour as she teaches everybody how to make a BRAND NEW PIECE OF ART TOGETHER. \nGenerally\, you should prepare yourself to learn something new and to not be a dickhead in public. But what should you specifically prepare? Nothing. It’s not that kind of choir. There’ll be no auditions and no homework. Just bring your mouth and we’ll do the rest. \nSo come and bring your average-at-best self\, and your average-at-best friends\, and let’s try to worry less and feel better. Also worth mentioning\, Astrid wrote a book\, and it’s called Average At Best and signed copies will be available for pre-order purchase with Pub Choir tickets\, to be collected at the show. Vocal health depending\, Astrid plans to sit at the merch desk and sign these books after every show until her audience grows tired of her. \nScorpio Books are delighted to be the booksellers for this event. \nGet your tickets now!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/pub-choir-average-at-best-tour/
LOCATION:Christchurch Town Hall\, 86 Kilmore Street\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8013\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251030T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Hardship and Hope
DESCRIPTION:Hardship & Hope: How poverty is designed into Aotearoa New Zealand’s economy and institutions\, and why furious hope and collective resistance matters. \nJoin journalist Rebecca Macfie\, youth justice advocate Moana Cole and Christchurch Methodist Mission executive director Jill Hawkey in discussion about the systems holding people in hardship\, and insights from the front lines of community action. Facilitated by Leigh Cookson. \nScorpio Books are delighted to be the booksellers at this event.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-hardship-and-hope/
LOCATION:Aldersgate\, 309 Durham Street North\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Everything But The Medicine by Lucy O'Hagan
DESCRIPTION:GP Lucy O’Hagan launches her book Everything But the Medicine. \nLucy will perform ‘Inside the GP consultation’ and read from her book. \n‘Stunning. Kind\, joyful and wise. Everything but the Medicine…is very much a medicine itself.’ Glenn Colquhoun. \nBook sales and signings. \nBar and nibbles from 6pm. \nSupported by Scorpio Books Christchurch. \nThanks so much to Massey University Press.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-everything-but-the-medicine-by-lucy-ohagan/
LOCATION:Lumière Cinemas\, 26 Rolleston Avenue\, Christchurch Central City\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8013\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250930T173000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Foraging New Zealand by Peter Langlands
DESCRIPTION:Join Rob Cruickshank in conversation with Foraging New Zealand author Peter Langlands. Hear awe-inspiring secrets about our environment. Peter is compiling Aotearoa’s largest database of wild foraged species\, and works with international foragers on expanding the spectrum and use of wild foods. \n“Accurately identifying wildfoods is paramount and I reckon if you can learn about one new species a day then by the end of the year you will be able to forage a diverse repertoire of species\, and my book is a good starting point”. \nScorpio will be on site for book sales and signing. \nJoin us for a night of discovery that is sure to change the way we see our world. Not to be missed!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-foraging-new-zealand-by-peter-langlands/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250927T203000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Dead Ends by Laura Borrowdale
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the launch of Dead Ends\, an event full of stories\, not speeches. \nCome in from the cold and sit by the fire awhile as Laura Borrowdale and friends present an evening of domestic dystopias\, monster moments and beautiful books to launch her new collection of stories from Tender Press\, Dead Ends. \nFeaturing the vocal talents of Dan Bain and Josiah Morgan\, performances from Amy Leigh\, Audrey Porne\, and the musical skill of Michael Bell. \nThis is Dead Ends\, dystopian storytelling at its finest. \nScorpio books will be selling copies before and after the show. \nBook a free ticket here! \n\nABOUT THE BOOK\nIn the dark\, uncanny world of Dead Ends\, our ghosts live alongside us\, break ups come with a grisly cost\, and there really are monsters under the bed. Laura Borrowdale’s sophomore collection is full of the horrors of domestic banality\, parenting\, relationships\, and womanhood. With deft and exacting prose\, Borrowdale’s stories reflect our own lives back at us told slant\, revealing where something sinister lives just beneath the surface. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nŌtautahi Christchurch writer Laura Borrowdale is the author of a short story collection Sex\, with Animals (Dead Bird Books\, 2020). Her second collection of short stories\, Dead Ends\, is due out in 2025 with Tender Press.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-dead-ends-by-laura-borrowdale/
LOCATION:Little Andromeda\, Level 1/134 Oxford Terrace\, Christchurch Central City\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Aotearoa Light by Peter Laurenson
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for the launch of Aotearoa Light by Peter Laurenson\, published by Bateman Books. Hosted by New Zealand Alpine Club Canterbury Section at The Cashmere Club\, 50 Colombo Street. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK\nLight\, for landscape photographers\, is the element that makes all the difference. Dawn and dusk are known as the ‘magic hours’ for good reason. The interplay between sun\, cloud and landscape can bring magic at other times of the day too. And when light is shed figuratively it can bring clarity\, insight\, wonder and realisation. \nThere is much to gain from venturing into wilderness. To move safely in the unconstrained natural world\, not modified for our convenience\, can demand absolute in-the-moment focus. Other times\, the contrast between city and wilderness allows us to step away from our ‘every day’\, gifting us the time and space to more deeply engage with companions\, to more honestly know ourselves\, to ponder bigger issues. \nConcerned about the challenges our warming planet brings\, photographer\, tramper and occasional climber Peter Laurenson presents stunning images of Aotearoa New Zealand that convey the benefits of our wilderness; reminders of what we must protect and nourish if humanity is to thrive. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nA New Zealander based in Richmond\, Peter Laurenson is father to Ben\, Ed and Will and partner to Catherine Johnston. Since 2019\, he has been editor of the Federated Mountain Club’s Backcountry and writes for Wilderness magazine and other publications. \nPeter had a career in marketing management\, including periods with the NZ Tourism Board and ecosanctuary Zealandia. More recently\, marketing work has given way to tramping\, mountaineering\, photography and writing. \nSince his first backpacking trip away from New Zealand in 1988\, Peter has visited many mountainous parts of the world. The website http://www.occasionalclimber.co.nz showcases his mountain and travel adventures. \nHis other books are Khumbu: Gateway to Mount Everest. Pathways to Kinship (2011)\, Mountain and Adventure Heritage winner\, NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival 2022; and Occasional Climber: A Journey to Mount Clarity (2013).
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-aotearoa-light-by-peter-laurenson/
LOCATION:Cashmere Club\, 50 Colombo Street\, Cashmere\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8022\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250805T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250805T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Heather McQuillan
DESCRIPTION:Ray Shipley interviews Heather McQuillan about her latest work Truth Needs No Colour. Join us for a rich evening of ideas and conversation. \nThe event has now been moved to: \nTuesday 5 August.\n5.30-6.30pm\nTautoru / TSB Space\, Hapori | Community\, Level 1\, Tūranga
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-heather-mcquillan/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250515T190000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250515T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:Adam Kay | This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: BOHM Presents in association with Gag Reflex \n\n\nAdam Kay is bringing back his hit show by popular demand following an absolute sell-out tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2024. \nThis is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor is the hilarious show about life on and off the hospital wards from doctor turned BAFTA-winning comedian Adam Kay. Based on his multi-million-selling book of diaries\, his shocking and continence-endangering live show has been seen by over 300\,000 people\, including 50 sell-out nights in the West End. \n“Hilarious and heartbreaking” – The Times\n“Electrifying” – The Guardian\n“Unflinching humour” – Independent\n“Scalpel-sharp humour and searing insight” – The Sun\n“Hilariously gruesome” – Sunday Times\n“Hilarious\, moving and caustic” – Scotsman\n“Brutally funny” – New Statesman\n“Painfully funny” – Stephen Fry\n“Harrowing and hilarious” – Jo Brand\n“Funny\, excoriatingly revealing\, beautiful” – Dawn French\n“Bloody funny” – Minnie Driver\n★★★★★ Mail on Sunday \nCheck out the upcoming performances at the Isaac Theatre Royal HERE!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/adam-kay-this-is-going-to-hurt-secret-diaries-of-a-junior-doctor/
LOCATION:Isaac Theatre Royal\, 145 Gloucester Street\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250415T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250415T193000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Mad Diva by Cadence Chung (Christchurch)
DESCRIPTION:Calling all divas! \nJoin us for the launch of Cadence Chung’s stunning debut full-length poetry collection\, Mad Diva. Featuring guest poet Claudia Jardine and guest singer Emily-Jane Stockman\, it promises to be an unforgettable evening! \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \nIn Mad Diva\, poet Cadence Chung takes us wheeling and diving through a scintillating whirl of ideas\, experiences and imagery. Operatic in scale\, by turns lush and spare\, Mad Diva is a high-wire performance from an extraordinary emerging talent. This beautifully crafted collection confronts the chaos of life full on. The gorgeous jostles up against the grotesque. Romance and glamour have equal billing with the blood-streaked and the gritty. Scheherazade shares the back seat of a Wellington Uber; Samson’s in the bathroom getting a shave; Leilah on a plastic stage considers the history of ‘Chinamen on display’; Carmen suffers a real-life stab wound and sings the Habanera like a bat out of hell. Bejewelled\, perfumed\, mascaraed\, satin-and-silked and never shy to be brazen or camp\, the ever-unravelling divas in these poems are not interested in staying within assigned categories. In opera houses\, art galleries\, dive bars\, bedrooms; in the purple light of Whitcoulls at dusk and in Wakefield Street at midnight\, they keep on aiming for their high Cs\, keep on testing the world for meaning\, acceptance and love. \n‘Brilliant in so many ways …This diva pulls you along in their twirling wake.’ – Anne Kennedy \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nCadence Chung (she/they) is a poet\, classical singer\, and composer. She performs as a classical soloist and is a presenter on RNZ Concert. In 2023\, she was named an Emerging Practitioner by the Fund for Acting and Musical Endeavours. Her poems have been published in Best New Zealand Poems\, Landfall\, Newsroom\, Pantograph Punch\, Starling\, Sweet Mammalian\, takahē\, The Spinoff and Turbine / Kapohau. Her best-selling chapbook\, anomalia\, was released in 2022. She’s also the producer and editor of Mythos: an Audio-Visual Anthology of Art by Young New Zealanders\, released in 2024. Mad Diva is her first full-length collection of poetry. \n\nScorpio Books will be selling books on-site at the event.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-mad-diva-christchurch/
LOCATION:Little Andromeda\, Level 1/134 Oxford Terrace\, Christchurch Central City\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250404T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250406T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:The Food Show 2025
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to reignite your passion for cooking and get inspired with new flavours? Then look no further than The Food Show\, New Zealand’s biggest foodie extravaganza! This isn’t your ordinary day at the market – it’s a full-blown immersive experience that’s a feast for your senses. Find out more here at The Food Show website. \n\nScorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Our staff are friendly\, knowledgeable\, eclectic readers ready with recommendations. Visit our stand to browse the best in cookbooks and food writing at the 2025 Christchurch Food Show. \nThe Scorpio Books stand is near The Cooking Theatre\, and will host book signing sessions with celebrity chefs after their Cooking Theatre appearances. Find the schedule for the The Cooking Theatre here\, and don’t miss your favourite chef! Starring Annabelle White\, Nadia Lim\, Two Raw Sisters (Margo & Rosa)\, Josh Emett and Nat Thaipun. \n\nChristchurch Food Show 2025 opening hours: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFri 4th April 10AM – 5PM\nSat 5th April 10AM – 5PM\nSun 6th April 10AM – 4PM
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/the-food-show-2025/
LOCATION:Wolfbrook Arena\, 55 Jack Hinton Drive\, Addington\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8024\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
CREATED:20250226T005738Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Matt Heath *RESCHEDULED*
DESCRIPTION:Matt Heath is a well-known broadcaster\, producer\, actor\, podcaster\, TV personality and sports commentator. He is the author of A Life Less Punishing: 13 Ways to Love the Life You’ve Got. This witty\, wise\, irreverent and eminently readable book may lead us to live a happier\, better life. \nJoin adventurer and explorer Matty Jordan in conversation with Matt Heath. They wrestle with 13 Ways to Love the Life You’ve Got. It’s bound to be a fun night! \nFree event\, bookings required. \nThis event has been rescheduled from Thursday 27 March.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-matt-heath/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250402T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250402T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Hannah-Rose Watt
DESCRIPTION:‘Welcome to the land of Aotearoa\, where waterfalls cascade from mountains that touch the clouds\, ancient trees whisper\, and wild\, untamed wilderness lies.’ \nJoin well known environmentalist and author-illustrator Lily Duval in conversation with the author of Wild Walks Aotearoa Hannah-Rose Watt\, for an evening of shared experience\, joy and exploration of the richness of Aotearoa. This latest Guide to Tramping in New Zealand is one to treasure. \nFree event\, bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-hannah-rose-watt/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250321T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250321T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Olivia Spooner
DESCRIPTION:New Zealand author Olivia Spooner’s first historical novel The Girl from London quickly became a NZ bestseller\, as did her second novel The Songbirds of Florence. Both were inspired by people and events in World War 2 – the sinking of the MS Rangitane\, and the experiences of members of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corp (the Tuis) who worked in Egypt and Italy. \nJoin Olivia Spooner in conversation with author and broadcaster Liz Grant for an exploration of how these fascinating real-life events in New Zealand’s history became best-selling novels. \nFree event\, bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-olivia-spooner/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250312T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250312T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:An Evening With Dr. Kathryn Mannix
DESCRIPTION:Kathryn Mannix is on a mission to revolutionise the way we think and talk about the process of death and dying. A pioneer of palliative medicine in the UK for over 30 years\, her best-selling book With The End In Mind (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize) sends a vital message to the living and answers the most urgent\, intimate\, and fascinating questions about the end-of-life process with touching honesty and humility. Starting in cancer care and changing career to become a leader in the new discipline of palliative medicine\, Dr Mannix has spent her medical career working with people who have incurable\, advanced illnesses\, and brings this wealth of experience to the task of helping others to navigate these conversations and decisions.\n \n‘We have no cure for death. We’re getting better at postponing it\, but sooner or later it comes to us all. So getting informed and prepared seems a good idea. We have no workarounds for daunting conversations. Whether we like it or not\, sometimes we have to take a deep breath and get into a conversation that we might have preferred to avoid. \nI’ve spent my whole career working alongside dying people\, and learning from them. Now\, I want to share their wisdom with the world. I’m doing this by writing books and media articles\, guesting on podcasts\, lecturing and webcasting. If you’re already one of the thousands of people who have joined me on this venture\, welcome. Our community of wisdom and kindness keeps growing\, so if you’re new around here\, welcome too!’ \nDr. Mannix is making one public appearance while in Christchurch; this is a rare chance to learn from her in person. She will be sharing a mix of stories\, case studies\, insights and wisdom. Not just for people working in end of life care – this evening is a home-coming for all of us mortals. You will come away feeling lighter and more inspired about life\, with less fear of death and dying. \nGood to know: \n\nDoors open at 5pm\nSorry\, no door sales on the night\nYou are welcome to bring drinks and snacks\nThe event starts at 5:30pm and finishes at 7pm\nScorpio Books will be present and handling book sales for Dr. Mannix\n\nBook tickets via Humanitix.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/an-evening-with-dr-kathryn-mannix/
LOCATION:Mary Potter Community Centre\, 442 Durham Street North\, St Albans\, Christchurch\, 8014
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241122T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:Book Tour | This is the F#$%ing News
DESCRIPTION:My Story\, Your Issues. Paddy G\, live on stage. Now this really is The F#$%ing News. \nPaddy has written a book and he’s taking it on the road\, from Stewart Island to Waitangi. The F#$%ing News is coming to a stage near you!\nHe will crack you up with his ripper yarns from a crazy life story. This performance mixes journalism\, stand-up comedy and motivational speaking – talking shit and giving uplifting messages about what it means to be a Kiwi. \nPaddy was down\, but he got back up again. He’ll talk about the personal issues he has overcome\, and the issues New Zealand needs to overcome. In each place\, he’ll tackle a local issue and show you a local hero. And there will definitely be a Q and A! \nDon’t f#$%ing miss this. \nDisclaimer: There will be F-Bombs. \nGet tickets here from Eventfinda.  \nScorpio Books will be bookselling at the event. Buy your copy today!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-tour-this-is-the-fing-news/
LOCATION:St Margaret’s College\, 12 Winchester Street\, Merivale\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8014\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241106T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:Book Tour | The Fight For Freshwater
DESCRIPTION:Bridget Williams Books invites you to a Christchurch event with Mike Joy\, discussing his new memoir\, The Fight for Freshwater! \n\nWednesday 6 NovemberTautoru/TSB Space\, Tūranga\nLevel 1\, 60 Cathedral Square\nChristchurch Central \n\nDoors open from 5.30pm\, event starts 6.00pm \n\nSpeakers include Mike Joy and Rebecca Macfie. \n\nNau mai\, haere mai. Public event\, no RVSP needed. \n\nContact info@bwb.co.nz for more information. \n\nMike Joy is appearing in other centres\, see: www.bwb.co.nz/events \nThis event is supported by Scorpio Books.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-tour-the-fight-for-freshwater/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241101T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241101T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Ngā Kūaha: Voices and Visions in Maori Healing and Psychiatry
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to the launch of Wiremu Niania and Dr. Allister Bush’s second book\, Ngā Kūaha: Voices and Visions in Māori Healing and Psychiatry\, also authored by David Epston. This is a free event and is open for all to attend. We ask that you register your attendance for catering. \nEFTpos is available as well as cash to purchase books. \nAuthors available for book signing. \nDoors open from 5.30pm \nRegister here \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \nNgā Kūaha: Voices and Visions in Māori Healing and Psychiatry explores what it means to hear voices and see visions from the perspectives of Māori healer Wiremu NiaNia and psychiatrist Allister Bush. Wiremu explains Ngā Kūaha as referring to doorways and offers entranceways into Māori knowledge about wairua (spirituality) handed down by his forebears and other Māori sources. \nThe authors provide historical examples of Western mystical experiences and contrasting Western psychiatric and psychological explanations of voices and visions as hallucinations. Further chapters focus on narratives and perspectives from people who have experienced voices and visions\, and have had interactions with mental health services\, told from multiple viewpoints; individual\, whānau (family)\, Māori healing and psychiatry. The benefits of joint Māori healing and psychiatry approaches on wellbeing are examined. Drawing on their 18-year partnership Wiremu and Allister highlight the harmful colonial impact of psychiatry in suppressing Māori views of voices and visions. They describe ways of working together in clinical practice to address this history of injustice and how to identify whether distressing perceptual experiences may represent Māori cultural experiences\, psychiatric or psychological symptoms or all of these. \nThis book advocates for practices that enable genuine partnerships between Māori healers\, other wairua practitioners\, and mental health clinicians in order to improve the mental health and spiritual care of Māori and perhaps other peoples. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHORS \nWiremu Niania\, born in 1949 and of Tūwharetoa\, Ngāti Kahungunu\, Tūhoe descent\, was adopted into the Niania whānau in Tiniroto. Raised by his kuia\, Te Awhimate Niania\, he displayed spiritual awareness from a young age\, guided closely in mahi wairua practice. \nApprenticed to his kuia\, who was considered a tohunga\, Wiremu assisted with mahi wairua from his teenage years. Besides his spiritual journey\, he has diverse life experiences\, including work as a shearer\, fencer\, scrubcutter\, musician\, songwriter\, Māori activist\, and youth worker. \nIn 1999\, Wiremu studied Mental Health with Indigenous Training and Consultants\, later joining the Māori cultural therapy team in Gisborne Hospital’s mental health unit. His unique approach to mental health and spiritual distress earned him a role as a cultural therapist at Te Whare Mārie\, Specialist Māori mental health service\, until 2010. \nCollaborating with Allister Bush\, Wiremu authored Tātaihono: Stories of Māori Healing and Psychiatry\, winning the Ashton Wylie Book Award in 2014.  A sought-after presenter\, he speaks globally on topics like traditional healing in clinical settings. \nAllister Bush\, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist\, Te Whare Mārie\, Māori Mental Health Service and Pasifika CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service)\, Te Whatu Ora\, Porirua\, Aotearoa New Zealand. \nDavid Epston\, Co-originator of Narrative Therapy\, Tāmaki-makau-rau Auckland\, Aotearoa New Zealand.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-nga-kuaha-voices-and-visions-in-maori-healing-and-psychiatry/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241021
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
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SUMMARY:DECULT 2024
DESCRIPTION:New Zealand’s first cult conference gathers cult survivors\, academic experts\, advocates and activists – in person and live-streamed. \nJoin us at DECULT 2024 to raise awareness\, build networks and educate professionals who want to minimise harm. \n\nAre you concerned about cults and want to understand their dynamics?\nHave you come out of a harmful group or are helping someone to leave?\nDo you want to offer professional support for cult leavers?\n\n\n\n\n\nThen DECULT 2024 is for you.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/decult-2024/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241008T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241008T193000
DTSTAMP:20260418T023427
CREATED:20241001T012957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T012957Z
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SUMMARY:Days of Ice | Artists in Antarctica
DESCRIPTION:DAYS OF ICE\nYou are warmly invited to join Days of Ice at Tūranga to celebrate the opening of the Antarctic science season. Come celebrate Ōtautahi Christchurch’s connection to Antarctica with interactive activities\, speakers\, film\, Explore Antarctica and more. \n\nWhat transformation happens when writers\, musicians and artists stand in the vast\, cold spaces of Antarctica? Join Patrick Shepherd and fellow artists to celebrate the work of Kiwi artists in Antarctica and Antarctica’s power to inspire. \nTuesday 8 October\n5.30pm: Days of Ice opening\n6.00-7.30pm: Patrick Shepherd and fellow artists \nTautoru / TSB Space\, Hapori | Community\, Level 1\, Tūranga \nFree\, bookings required
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/days-of-ice-artists-in-antarctica/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Kataraina | Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Some of the Scorpio team are hitting the road in September to support the launch of Kataraina by Becky Manawatu\, the much-anticipated sequel to instant classic Auē (2019). Do you have friends on the West Coast? Let them know we’re on our way\, for one night only! \nSaturday 28th September\, 5.30pm \nVENUE UPDATE: now at The Denniston Dog Pub\, 18 Wakefield Street\, Westport 7825
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kataraina-book-launch/
LOCATION:Canterbury
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'The Ones That Bit Me' by Marcus Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Nau mai\, haere mai \nNau piki mai ki tēnei hui whakanui pukapuka \nMassey University Press invites you to the launch of: The Ones That Bit Me! Camels\, cows and other young-vet stories by Marcus Taylor \n\nFriday 9 August 2024\, 6.30pm\nGM Hair Design\n300 Cashel Street\nCentral City\, Christchurch\nFacebook Event here\n\nIf you’d like to attend\, please RSVP.\nBooks will be available for sale and signing.\nNgā mihi nui\nThe Massey University Press team
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-the-ones-that-bit-me-by-marcus-taylor/
LOCATION:Canterbury
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massey University Press":MAILTO:editorial@masseypress.ac.nz
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