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WORD Christchurch gets the city buzzing with books, ideas and kōrero. Next festival: 1 - 6 September 2026. Watch out for events through the year!

Have you got your festival fill? A punchy festival is coming to Ōtautahi this month. @decult_nz, New Zealand’s award-wi... Happy Bookshop Day! Ōtautahi Christchurch is spoilt for choice when it comes to independent bookshops, and we are so hap... Thanks to @noodnz, The Piano and Christchurch Art Gallery stages looked so flash throughout our 2026 festival! Nood’s gr... Mark it down in your calendar, send it to the group chat! The WORD Christchurch Festival is back in 2027 from 21 - 26 Se... Hey, did we hear you love kupu of all kinds? Waiata, stories, histories, poems, performances? You’ll want to block out 2... Cabinet of Curiosities is an ode to the elevated mundane and the outright bizarre, and we want to mihi to our partners a...
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