Nelson Arts Festival Pukapuka Talks

Nelson Arts Festival Pukapuka Talks
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Pukapuka Talks is the Nelson Arts Festival's literary programme, bringing together both established and emerging writers with readers.

  1. Tiahuia: A Karanga to My Mother Pukapuka Talks featuring Merenia Gray at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    2H AGO

    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.

    1h 2m
  2. Delirious Pukapuka Talks featuring Damien Wilkins at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    FEB 12

    Delirious Pukapuka Talks featuring Damien Wilkins at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    In 2025, Damien Wilkins won the prestigious Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for Delirious, a captivating tale about families and ageing, which follows ex-cop Mary and her husband Pete, a retired librarian, as they navigate life’s big transitions. In this intimate story, Wilkins blends astute observations about life’s biggest challenges, endearing characters, emotional depth and rueful humour.  He chats with Elizabeth Knox.

    1 hr
  3. Mana featuring Tāme Iti at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    FEB 5

    Mana featuring Tāme Iti at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    Iconic Māori activist, artist, and performer Tāme Iti shares his extraordinary life, defined by resistance, resilience, and rangatiratanga. From land marches to performance art, police raids to prison cells, his voice has challenged New Zealand to reckon with its colonial legacy. Once branded as a dangerous and extreme activist, now hailed as a national treasure, Tāme has lived the contradictions and realities of standing with mana motuhake in a modern world. Hosted by Naomi Aporo and Hamuera Manihera.

    1h 17m
  4. Lives Less Ordinary Pukapuka Talks with Naomi Arnold and Rebecca Hayter at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    JAN 29

    Lives Less Ordinary Pukapuka Talks with Naomi Arnold and Rebecca Hayter at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    In this Pukapuka Talks, Samantha Gee from Radio New Zealand quizzes Naomi Arnold about her 2026 Ockham NZ Book Award longlisted book, Northbound, and Rebecca Hayter about High Heels & Gumboots, her hilarious and heartwarming memoir set in Golden Bay,. When award-winning journalist and author Naomi Arnold set off to walk from Bluff to Cape Reinga she soon discovered that heading north meant she would spend long periods completely on her own.   Yachting enthusiast Rebecca Hayter – also an award-winning journalist – initially planned a seachange with her partner but found herself the ‘accidental’ sole owner of a 10-acre beachfront ‘lifestyle’ property in Golden Bay. While these two award-winning journalists and authors embarked on two very different journeys, they were both yearning to reconnect with the landscape of Aotearoa and themselves.

    56 min
  5. MeToo Downunder Pukapuka Talks featuring Ali Mau and Sonia Orchard at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    JAN 22

    MeToo Downunder Pukapuka Talks featuring Ali Mau and Sonia Orchard at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    Ali Mau (author of No Words for This) and Sonia Orchard (author of Groomed) examine what happens when the people you trust most betray you and shine the light on what needs to change for justice to prevail. This kōrero was facilitated by Dr Nikki Evans, who is manager of Hikitia! RISE’s Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention mahi (work)

    1h 7m
  6. Hine Toa Pukapuka Talks featuring Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    JAN 15

    Hine Toa Pukapuka Talks featuring Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    Discover how a restless working-class girl from the pā became a founding member of Ngā Tamatoa, the Women’s and Gay Liberation movements, and an essential voice in protests across Aotearoa. The kōrero with Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku is facilitated by Donna McLeod.

    1h 17m
  7. Inside the Media Pukapuka Talks featuring Ali Mau and Michelle Duff at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    JAN 8

    Inside the Media Pukapuka Talks featuring Ali Mau and Michelle Duff at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    What is it really like to work in the news media? Join Ali Mau and Michelle Duff, two of Aotearoa’s most highly regarded journalists, as they speak candidly about the shifting landscape of journalism in an age of misinformation, outrage, and fragile business models. Led by fellow journalist Naomi Arnold, this timely conversation considers the inherent structural challenges in the media, the role of advocacy in journalism, and how we can establish which media to trust.

    1h 3m
  8. Ara: A Māori Guidebook for the Mind Pukapuka Talks featuring Hinemoa Elder at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    JAN 2

    Ara: A Māori Guidebook for the Mind Pukapuka Talks featuring Hinemoa Elder at the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival

    Dr Hinemoa Elder’s new book, Ara: A Māori Guidebook of the Mind, is a quest through the caves of Hinengaro (mental health) and a resource for anyone seeking comfort and ease amid the chaos of life. This kōrero is facilitated by Annie Fay.

    1h 3m
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Pukapuka Talks is the Nelson Arts Festival's literary programme, bringing together both established and emerging writers with readers.

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  • Creator
    Nelson Arts Festival Pukapuka Talks
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Nelson Arts Festival Pukapuka Talks
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