A once-in-a-lifetime storytelling experience, featuring a star-studded line up of Aotearoa New Zealand's best writers, presenting in both English and te reo Māori.
Join former cage fighter-turned-writer Airana Ngarewa; award-winning journalist, broadcaster and survivor advocate Ali Mau; esteemed author Elizabeth Knox CNZM; renowned mental health advocate Dr Hinemoa Elder MNZM; Poetry Slam champion and filmmaker Matariki Bennett; academic and award-winning memoirist Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku MNZM; and artist and activist Tāme Iti, as they respond to the provocation, ‘Any Last Words?’ MCed by Johny O’Donnell.
25 Feb 2026
Crime in Context Pukapuka Talks featuring Michael Bennett, Rachel Paris and Fiona Sussman at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival
Step inside the minds of three masterful storytellers – Michael Bennett, Fiona Sussman and Rachel Paris – as they explore the social, psychological, cultural, and political contexts driving their page-turning stories: Carved in Blood (the third book in the Hana Westerman series), Hooked Up (the second book in the Bandara/Stark Novels series) and See How They Fall (the bestselling debut). . Facilitated by Sylvan Thomson.
19 Feb 2026
Tiahuia: A Karanga to My Mother Pukapuka Talks featuring Merenia Gray at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival
Tiahuia: A Karanga to My Mother is artistic director and choreographer Merenia Gray’s tribute to her mother Tiahuia Te Puea Hērangi, the whāngai daughter of Princess Te Puea. This Pukapuka Talks session features a deep and insightful kōrero between Merenia and Donna McLeod about Tiahuia’s life.
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