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Author Spotlight Q&A: Nadine Hura

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,

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Pictured left to right: Airana Ngarewa, Emma Hislop and Jacqueline Bublitz

What is the future for writers in Aotearoa?

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

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The writer who broke my heart

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

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Find something you love

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

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Te Papa Tupu Writers

Whanaungatanga

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

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