'Capital Trees' walking tour with author Susette Goldsmith

Susette Goldsmith, author of 'Capital Trees' is your guide to significant and meaningful trees that have shaped our capital and its arboreal legacy.

This 2-hour author-led walking tour of the CBD guides you through highlights from the new Te Papa Press book, 'Capital Trees'. The book and tour trace the living legacies of the city’s rich tree heritage, including arguments around heritage tree listing, the native versus exotics debate, biodiversity, trees as monuments and more. Starting at the Supreme Court, the tour takes in Parliament grounds, The Terrace and Plimmer Steps before ending up at Unity Books.

Health & Safety

A volunteer from Te Papa Press will be present during the event. Please contact the event host for more health & safety information.

Please wear good shoes and dress for the weather. The tour may be cancelled in bad weather.

Location

Start outside Supreme Court Building, corner of Lambton Quay and Whitmore St (ends at Unity Books)

Regions

Wellington CBD

Wellington

Tags

Walking Tour

Talk

Event times

10:30am-12:30pm Sun 19 Oct

Booking requiredFree

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Event hosts

Te Papa Press

Te Papa Press Te Papa Press is the publishing arm of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. It creates popular, highly respected and award-winning books about the art, culture and natural world of Aotearoa New Zealand, for readers everywhere.

Email: tepapapress@tepapa.govt.nz

Unity Books Wellington

Unity Books began as an antidote to the ordinary. Founded in 1967 by sportsman and philosopher Alan Preston, in a space measuring 4 feet at its narrowest in Wellington's Empire Building, the store was filled with titles that reflected a higher ideal: history, classics, philosophy and politics - serious books. Unity quickly grew and became more radical, relocating four times in Wellington before ultimately ending up at 57 Willis Street.

Email: wellington@unitybooks.co.nz