NZSA Webworkshops – a series of webinars to enable ongoing professional development
Featuring writers and industry professionals offering virtual workshops on topics such as self-publishing, romance writing, poetry, structure, short stories, pitching, contract advice, dystopian writing and the business of writing.
All Webworkshops are hosted on Zoom. Zoom is free to download
Learn more about what to expect in a Webworkshop in this article from the NZ Author magazine – Spring 2020
Webworkshops – 2025 season
We kick off our NZSA Web workshop programme for 2025 in March with …
Paula Morris The Structural Puzzle March 13 6.30 – 8.30pm
This practical session will explore the shapes of novels and short stories, handling point of view, character, scene and summary to build distinct and satisfying work. We’ll draw on published models and your own specific needs, challenges and questions. Dr Paula Morris MNZM is an Associate Professor, English and Drama, and Director – Master of Creative Writing at the University of Auckland. More
NZSA members $35.00 Non-members $75.00
Register HERE
Toi Iho March 25 6.30 – 8.00pm
IP Workshop Te Mana Whakamahi Mō Ngā Toi Māori: Copyright and IP beyond Legal Frameworks
Presenters:
Lynell Tuffery Huria Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahinerangi, Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, Lynell Tuffery Huria is a member of the Toi Iho IP rōpū and is recognised as the first Māori Patent Attorney and is acknowledged as a leading expert on indigenous intellectual property rights, Māori intellectual property, and trademark protection.
Dr Karaitiana Taiuru Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti KahungunuDr Karaitiana Taiuru is a member of the Toi Iho IP rōpū and is an advocate and proponent for online and digital Māori rights, cultural appropriation, Māori representation and Intellectual Property Rights, raising tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori awareness in digital and other new technologies.
Moira Lomas Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, WaitahaMoira Lomas is the manager of Toi Iho. She worked with Toi Iho ringatoi, and the IP rōpū to put together Te Mana Whakamahi Mō Ngā Toi Māori, a tikanga Māori approach to IP.
Te Mana Whakamahi Mō Ngā Toi Māori
The protection of Māori cultural knowledge sits at the intersection of intellectual property (IP) law and tikanga. While legal frameworks, such as copyright and trademark law, offer some safeguards, they are fundamentally limited in addressing the collective and intergenerational nature of Māori. These laws prioritise individual ownership, fixed durations, and commercial transactions, often failing to recognize the holistic, relational, and ongoing responsibilities embedded in cultural heritage.
Existing IP systems do not adequately prevent cultural appropriation, as they are largely based on Western legal principles that do not align with Indigenous worldviews.
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are training on information unwittingly shared, and some have been trained on stolen information including Indigenous knowledge and artistic expressions, without consent or proper attribution. This further exacerbates issues of misappropriation and challenges the ability of creative and Indigenous communities to control their own intellectual and cultural property.
Come along and hear more about these issues, share your experiences, and find out what steps you could take to protect yourself.
The Toi Iho Charitable Trust Board is committed to the promotion of high-quality authentic Māori art and Māori artists through the controlled application and use of Toi Iho trademark Māori Made, The Best of Māori Art.
The workshop will consist of a short presentation, then:
Lynelle – a brief overview of legal Copyright (and changes coming)
Karaitiana – AI overview and how to be safe
Moira – the tikanga IP process
And then a Q and A
NZSA members FREE; Non-members $75.00
Register HERE
“Can I just say that I am so enjoying these online classes – so much better than having to go out in the cold, wrestle for a park etc. Please keep providing these! I live part of the time on a farm and it is just so wonderful to be able to participate in these sorts of things when I am not in the city. Makes all the difference!”
We are grateful to Copyright Licensing NZ for the support of our professional development programmes:
