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Pitch 2025 Graduate Showcase

22 October 2025 - 20 November 2025
09:00 am - 20 November 2025 04:00 pm
Various locations, Ara City campus

Sustainability & Outdoor Education Information Session

28 October 2025
06:00 pm - 06:30 pm
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Barbering Student Showcase

02 November 2025
12:30 pm - 05:00 pm
Tūranga Library, Gloucester Street, Christchurch

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