How will we tell the landscapes we love what the future holds? In collaboration with Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway, we present new work exploring Irish and Māori histories of grief and revitalisation regarding language and place. Featuring Micheál Ó Conghaile and Máire Uí Dhufaigh live from Ireland alongside Hana O’Regan and Charisma Rangipunga, hosted by Miriama Kamo.
Using the spectacular central staircase as the stage, with audiences ranged around the balconies on all sides, this not-to-be-missed transformation of Tūranga celebrates the Ngāi Tahu stories woven into the building itself. Joseph Hullen, Ariana Tikao and Juanita Hepi fly you to the heavens in pursuit of matauraka, the knowledge of the gods.
Join Karuna Thurlow and Darren Solomon for a daily hour of language power focussing on kīwaha and whakataukī - the sayings and idioms of Ngāi Tahu. Beginners welcome!
Using the spectacular central staircase as the stage, with audiences ranged around the balconies on all sides, this not-to-be-missed transformation of Tūranga celebrates the Ngāi Tahu stories woven into the building itself. Joseph Hullen, Ariana Tikao and Juanita Hepi fly you to the heavens in pursuit of matauraka, the knowledge of the gods.
Join Karuna Thurlow and Darren Solomon for a daily hour of language power focusing on kīwaha and whakataukī - the sayings and idioms of Ngāi Tahu. Beginners welcome!
Ross Calman and Dr Te Maire Tau discuss the life of Te Rauparaha, and the fascinating and turbulent times of warfare between Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Toa, and the peace marriages that came after. With taonga puoro accompaniment from Ariana Tikao.
Join Karuna Thurlow and Darren Solomon for a daily hour of language power focussing on kīwaha and whakataukī - the sayings and idioms of Ngāi Tahu. Beginners welcome!
As Māori and Pasifika writers and storytellers, what do we want the future of indigenous storytelling to look like? We explore ways of telling our own stories, navigating and remaking the mainstream writing world, and the evolution of traditions and forms, with special guests including Patricia Grace, Ben Brown, Kera Sherwood O'Regan, Daisy Lavea-Timo and Eboni Waitere.
Why has Ngāi Tahu taken the Crown to court over freshwater? Join Lisa Tumahai, Dr Te Maire Tau and Dr Mike Joy for an in-depth discussion of Ngāi Tahu's legal action, and the history, tikanga and science of the Wai in Te Waipounamu. Journalist Mike McRoberts in the chair.
Join Karuna Thurlow and Darren Solomon for a daily hour of language power focussing on kīwaha and whakataukī - the sayings and idioms of Ngāi Tahu. Beginners welcome!
Patricia Grace has published seven novels and seven short story collections, raised seven children, won landmark literary prizes and land rights cases, and been invited to share her work worldwide. Finally, she has written a memoir covering all of this and more. Patricia joins Paula Morris for a candid conversation about her extraordinary life.
Ben Brown is the inaugural Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador, travelling the nation to nurture young readers. But how do you combine oral storytelling traditions and reading? Ben draws on kā awhi rito, the mature leaves which support the young shoot of a harakeke plant, and his life as a poet and educator, to talk about building children’s imagination and confidence through storytelling in all its forms.
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