State of the Nation’s Media

Where is our media landscape at right now? Where it is heading next? A high powered panel in discussion.

Playing Favourites with Kiran Dass

Literary festival director and music aficionado Kiran Dass plays some favourite tunes and shares what it's like running WORD Christchurch.

Kate De Goldi: The pleasures of reading and writing

Screen addiction has taken up much of the time that used to be spent reading, says Kate De Goldi. As NZ’s newest reading ambassador she hopes to inspire more people to read through “a combination of...

Guilt, murder and laughs at WORD Christchurch

The signing queue went out the door when Catherine Chidgey appeared at the Auckland Writers’ Festival in May. Expect similar scenes in Christchurch next month.

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‘A remarkable legacy in New Zealand literature’ - writer Maurice Gee has died

The prolific and unassuming writer died in Nelson. ‘His stories shaped the upbringings of many of us,’ stated one tribute to the 93-year-old.

An Evening in Crime: Dervla McTiernan (Ireland) and Michael Bennett

What makes Kiwi and Irish crime writing so good? Dervla McTiernan and Michael Bennett discuss this and more.

‘Utterly unanimous’: International judge on NZ’s top fiction prize

“When you read the book, I think you’ll see why we’re so proud of ourselves. We feel so smug and clever.”