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Creating on the Coast programme Oct 13 -19
HUI KAITUHI – October 13-19 These events are open to all writers. The programme is a collaboration between the Tairāwhiti Writers’ Hub, Tairāwhiti Technology Trust, Nga Kaituhi Māori, and other local arts organisations. REGISTRATION LINK HERE Day 4 Mon 13 Oct 9 – 11 am Morning: Guided Heritage Walk of Turanganui-a-Kiwa. Heritage walk of important historic and cultural […]
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Pukapuka Talks Gala Night
Pukapuka Talks Gala Night. Friday 24 October This headline event features seven authors who appear throughout the Pukapuka Talks programme, running from 23 October to 2 November. Leading up to this big night, there will be events in Mōhua Golden Bay on Wednesday 22 October and Motueka on Thursday 23 October. Then the Whakatū-Nelson programme kicks off on […]
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Show-Stopping Celebration of Women Artists in Aotearoa Judged Best-Designed Book
PANZ DESIGN AWARDS 2025 A show-stopping celebration of women and their art has been deemed the supreme winner at the 2025 PANZ Book Design Awards. Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa by Kirsty Baker (Auckland University Press), designed by Katie Kerr (Studio Katie Kerr) was awarded the Gerard Reid Award for Best Book […]
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Maurice Gee Celebration
CELEBRATING THE CHAMPION: Maurice Gee’s contribution to children’s literature Join us for a panel presentation focusing on the children’s writing of Maurice Gee, the celebrated New Zealand writer who died in June of this year, aged 93. Speakers: New Zealand’s Reading Ambassador Kate de Goldi, commentator and award-winning writer for children Claire Mabey, poet Anna […]
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Get a Sponsored Ticket to the 2025 Res Artis Conference in São Paulo!
Res Artis is giving away 10 sponsored tickets to the 2025 Res Artis Conference in São Paulo! Are you passionate about art residencies and education? Do you want to explore how residencies shape artistic practice, foster learning, and build cultural exchange across the globe? This is your chance to join a gathering of residency leaders, […]
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Dan Davin Literary Awards 2025
The Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday, 12 September 2025, at the Kelvin Hotel, Level 6. We warmly invite our community members interested in literature to join us for this special occasion. This year’s awards are judged by acclaimed author and editor Michelle Elvy. During the evening, Michelle will deliver a lecture and announce […]
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BREAKING: Amplify Announced
NZ’s Creative & Cultural Sector Strategy Confirmed Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand is a national strategy that outlines how the government will prioritise support for our creative and cultural sectors to 2030. Amplify is a national strategy that shows how government will help create an environment in which New Zealand’s creative […]
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NZPS Blackout Poetry Workshop
We have an exciting workshop for those interested in blackout poetry and it will tie in with Bird of the Year! What is the workshop about? You love voting for Bird of the Year, right? Well, this year Bird of the Year turns 20 and NZPS is offering you the chance to level up your […]
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Tautai Creative Money Matters for Pacific Creative Professionals
Wed 10 Sep 10am-3pm Talofa lava, Be part of our next Momentum workshop, Creative Money Matters with Kim Jeffrey & Ra Beazley from Reserve Tāmaki. Key Focus Areas: Money as a Creative Tool: How to view money as a tool to enhance your creative journey, rather than something to fear or avoid. Practical Financial Strategies: […]
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Landfall Tauraka 250
Aotearoa’s longest running arts and literary journal, Landfall Tauraka will celebrate its milestone 250th issue in October 2025. To mark the occasion, we’re inviting scholarly and creative contributions from around the motu to reflect on the journal’s heritage and present impact, and with an eye to its future. The symposium will be held in Ōtepoti […]
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NZFC 2 Day Wānanga
He Kupu He Ao Ko Ranginui-e-tū-iho nei Ko Papatūānuku-e-takoto-ake-nei Ko te kawa o te Aroha e Manahua ake nei Tēna koe e Te Manapou, He karanga tēnei kia haere mai ki Te Wānanga o He Kupu He Ao. He kaupapa tēnei nā Te Tumu Whakaata Tāonga mō te hunga e manawa rīrā ana ki tō […]
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PANZ Book Design Awards tickets on sale now
Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 PANZ Book Design Award ceremony, which will be held in Auckland on 18th September from 6pm. Please join us for a glass of wine and nibbles followed by the awards ceremony itself. This year we are at a brand new venue, The Quarterdeck at the Royal New […]
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