We’re coming towards the end of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, the annual celebration of Māori language. This year is particularly special as it marks 50 years since the Māori Language Petition, calling for the active recognition and teaching of te reo Māori in schools, was presented to Parliament by 22-year-old Hana Te Hemara. The […]
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Multi-award-winning author and national treasure Catherine Chidgey will launch her newest novel The Axeman’s Carnival at this year’s Queenstown Writers Festival. Catherine delighted audiences last year when she appeared via Zoom due to Covid-19 restrictions. She confided that her new novel would be set deep in Central Otago and we immediately invited her back for
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