About the event
A series of events highlighting the very latest work from Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week—and it’s free!
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Join chair Chris Price in celebration of the 2025 edition of Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems (as selected by Cilla McQueen). We will hear poems from a stellar line up of local poets including Nick Ascroft, Tusiata Avia, Jenny Bornholdt, Kate Camp, Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds, Jackson McCarthy, and Chris Tse. Our poets will share their featured poems and their own favourite poems of Aotearoa in this warm-up to National Poetry Day.
Monday 24th August, 12:15-1:15pm,
Te Papa Tongarewa
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