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EVENTS – BOOK LAUNCH & SIGNING<\/em><\/strong>

Wednesday 22 April 2026 – 3:45pm – 6:00pm<\/a><\/strong>
Te Ara \u0100tea – Rolleston Library
56 Tennyson Street, Rolleston

Thursday 23 April 2026 – 2:00pm – 4:00pm<\/strong>
Station Coffee Cafe
21 Forest Drive, Methven<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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From screen to page! Following the success of the documentary River of Freedom<\/em>, a powerful new book \u2014 Heart of the Protest<\/strong> \u2014 takes readers behind the scenes of one of New Zealand\u2019s most significant uprisings. Co-authored by filmmaker Gaylene Barnes<\/a>, director and editor of River of Freedom<\/em>, and writer Si\u00e2n Clement<\/a>, Heart of the Protest<\/strong> features personal accounts and researched details around the events and motivations that shaped the 2022 Parliament Protest. 
ON SALE NOW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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