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Cook Islands Language Week – starting Aug 2
Cook Islands Language Week is going strong The Cook Islands community around New Zealand is gearing up to celebrate the ninth edition of Te ‘Epetoma o Te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani – Cook Islands Language Week. Minister for Pacific Peoples Hon Aupito William Sio says it is a proud milestone that reflects on the […]
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Report prepared for PLR review issues paper June 2020
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New Public Service Act flashes a warning to New Zealand writers
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has highlighted a major piece of legislation that fails to explicitly require public officials to consider their human rights responsibilities. Commissioner Hunt says “The Public Service Act is a vital piece of law that will shape the public service for many years to come. … I’m astonished that […]
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Internet Archive Will End Its Program for Free E-Books
The nonprofit has said its National Emergency Library was a public service to people unable to access libraries during the pandemic, but publishers and authors accused it of theft. Brewster Kahle is the founder of Internet Archive, which announced plans to close its National Emergency Library next week.Credit…Lianne Milton for The New York Times By Elizabeth […]
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ARRESTING DISSENT: LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT TO PROTEST
Basic democratic rights have increasingly come under siege since the 2016 election, and not just at the federal level. In this report, Arresting Dissent: Legislative Restrictions on the Right to Protest, PEN America shines a spotlight on the proliferation of state-level legislative proposals seeking to limit protest rights. READ THE FULL REPORT » PEN America has documented […]
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Two to the Power of Five: The Power of Queer Words.
Aotearoa’s only LGBTQI+ literary festival, Same Same but Different, is excited to announce a special online winter talk series later this month. From July 24-26th, Two to the Power of Five: The Power of Queer Words pairs up fascinating queer writers for five fantastic online conversations. The sessions are all free and being held thanks […]
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Update on Review of NZ Copyright Legislation – attn all writers
On July 8th we received correspondence from MBIE on the Review of the Copyright Act, the message is copied below. This comes on the back of a concerted effort by the publishing, music and screen industries to demonstrate the problems with the November 2019 paper and the revised objectives. We were delighted to secure the […]
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COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY – USA AUTHORS GUILD, AMAZON AND PENGUIN RANDOM LAUNCH SUIT
Top-visibility Authors Guild members join with Amazon Publishing and Penguin Random House in a suit alleging KISS is ‘illegally copying, distributing, and selling works written or published by the plaintiffs.’ In Feature Articles by Porter Anderson Image – iStockphoto: Artisteer Twelve of the Authors Guild’s biggest names are serving as marquee plaintiffs on a new court action filed […]
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CALLING POETS AND POETRY LOVERS
NATIONAL POETRY DAY 2020 AUGUST 21 Our nation’s celebration of poetry on 21 August this year may not be official, but it’s still destined to be exciting, diverse, and fantastic. And we’d like to help you spread the word about it, so if you are planning an event, send us details so we can […]
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BOOKS ALIVE CALENDAR IS LAUNCHED
LIANZA AND NZ BOOK AWARDS TRUST LAUNCH 2020 NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS BOOKS AND SHORTLIST New Zealand libraries have an association with the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults that stretches back to 1945, and in 2020 they are still playing a central role in sharing the […]
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Creative New Zealand announces its COVID-19-driven investment plan for the next 12 months
Close on the heels of a heavily subscribed $29 million emergency response to COVID-19, Creative New Zealand has announced further funding to help the arts sector adapt in uncertain and unpredictable times. Creative New Zealand will devote the additional $25 million in new money announced by the Government in May, to a 12-month programme of […]
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Copyright review update
Copyright review update Jenny Nagle and Mandy Hager met with Kris Faafoi, the Minister responsible for the Copyright Review, last week. They were accompanied by Paula Browning (pictured) and Pat Walsh from CLNZ and Tom Rennie and Julia Marshall from PANZ. This meeting was our long-awaited opportunity to present the industry’s strong concerns regarding […]
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