Background The Māori Literature Trust (MLT) invites expressions of interest from researchers with a strong grounding in kaupapa Māori theory and practice to undertake a research project that will provide MLT with an informed understanding of how to best support the career development of experienced (mid-career) Kaituhi Māori, both within Aotearoa and internationally. Research […]
Nadine Hura (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) is a poet, essayist, and zine maker based in Porirua. She writes the blog Iti te Kupu, and her stories appear in The Spinoff, e-Tangata, Pantograph Punch, and a range of anthologies. She is one of the Co-chairs of Te Hā Māori o Ngā Pou, and a member of the […]
What does it mean to enjoy writing? What does it mean to be creative? Like, these are questions that come up when you’re trying to create something great. Or something fun. Or just something at all, really. Like academia – my world for the past four years – writing is a lot of time and […]
What is the future for writers in Aotearoa? Becoming a full-time writer is the ultimate dream for many aspiring authors, but how does that dream translate into reality, and how receptive is New Zealand’s literary scene to newcomers? What does a career as a writer look like here in 2025 Aotearoa? And, with the shifting […]
Neil Gaiman has always been a big part of my love story. My husband, Lars, loves Gaiman’s work so, to fatally snare Lars in my trap soon after we’d met, I lined up at a Gaiman book event for three hours to get a book signed for him. At the time, I was in my early thirties […]
My sister has been on my mind, likely because next week it will be fifteen years since she passed away. A little context: I very rarely speak about her. It was my birthday a couple of weeks ago and my friends and I were at Duck Island on Cuba Street in Wellington after dinner and […]
I closed my last blog with the famous words of Meri Ngāroto of Te Aupōuri: ‘He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata he tangata he tangata!’ I find myself ruminating on those words once again as I consider: this is my final official Te Papa Tupu blog post. Out of all the things I […]
Nā Mauao te karanga ki te hāpara moata. Me he pioke ahau ko Tauranga te moana. Me he manunui ahau ko Kaimai te kōhanga. Me he tuna ahau Ko Te Wairoa te kōawa eee. Chur, how’s it? I’m Te Kahupakea or Te Kahu or Matua Kahu or Kahu the poet or Suspkt the battle rapper, […]
I recently watched ‘Twilight: New Moon’, and stepping past all the hu-ha about it being a terrible film, blah blah blah, there was something I was struck by that resonated. When Edward leads Bella into the forest to tell her that he and his vampire family are leaving, she stumbles about in the forest for […]
Pukapuka make fantastic gifts for Kirihimete – especially when you are supporting kaituhi Māori! Pukapuka are the gift that keep on giving, there’s something for all ages and interests, and the perfect companion to take on holiday over Hine Raumati, even if you aren’t venturing further than your own backyard or beach. Here we […]
