Rachel McAlpine’s hit play The Secret Lives of Extremely Old People is part of her mission to find out all she can about old age. She and Robin Payne, who directed Secret ...
Catherine Robertson, Lee Murray and Isa Pearl Ritchie stuck to their dreams to write in the genres they love – romance, popular fiction, horror and speculative fiction – and, despite the naysayers, have ...
Te Tiriti o Waitangi remains as important today as it did when it was first signed 184 years ago, but how can Aotearoa honour it, what are the key challenges and where do tangata whenua stand? Papawai Marae kaumātua ...
Liv Sisson (Fungi of Aotearoa) and Zach Cotogni (Blue Honey) are on a mission to show Aotearoa New Zealand how important fungi are for the mental and physical health of human beings and the health of the planet. From ...
'Towards Compostela' author Catharina van Bohemen first read 'Pride and Prejudice' when she was fourteen and has read and taught Jane Austen ever since. In 2015 she wrote two chapbooks, 'Letter to ...
The left is at a crossroads in New Zealand – the Labour Party struggles to be relevant while the radical left gathers strength in other parties. Do lefties want the traditional face of the Labour Party ...
It was so popular last year the trucks are doing it again in 2024! That's right, the famous Thursday Night Food Trucks at the Masterton Town Hall are coming to Carterton the 2nd Friday of every month ... and they'll be ...
A fine wine and sky pairing - Under The Stars has partnered with Luna Estate for celebrations of exquisite cuisine, fine wine, and the stunning night sky of Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve. Timed for after dinner in the ...
Writing about the places we call home, a reading by poets and storytellers from near and far, from Masterton to Westport to Ngāruawāhia: Tayi Tibble, Becky Manawatu, Madeleine Slavick, Lee Murray and Mary McCallum. ...
It’s become a tradition for Featherston Booktown Festival attendees – the best Fish’n’Chips, an entertaining speaker, and a kapa haka concert by Featherston’s tamariki. This year Dame Susan ...