On The Bus
Contemporary Maori Writers on Tour
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Wowing audiences with entertaining and stunning performances by poets, fiction writers, playwrights and storytellers, the On the Bus tour travels each year to a different region of New Zealand.
Now the 2007 travelling band of writers will tour to Christchurch in the South Island and will include a programme alongside The Eternal Thread exhibition of Maori weaving at Christchurch Art Gallery.
In 2007, the group of Maori writers will visit communities, schools, libraries and art galleries. Confirmed touring writers are Hinemoana Baker, James George, Kelly Ana Morey and Apirana Taylor.
Make a note in your diary as the On the Bus tour is a great way to catch hot writing talent and find out more about Maori literature and the people behind the stories.
This event is presented by Te Ha and Nga Pou Kaituhi Maori committees, and receives funding from Te Waka Toi, the Maori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand.
Thursday 29 March
1pm & 2pm - University of Canterbury (A8 Room)
4pm , Christchurch Central City Library (2nd Floor, Nga Pounamu Maori Centre)
Friday 30 March
11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm - Christchurch Art Gallery
5.30pm - Madras Café and Books (165 Madras Street)
Links
Click here to view the Events Calendar for Christchurch Art Gallery - Te Puna o Waiwhetu.
Maori Writers National Hui
A great opportunity to meet other writers, attend workshops and keep a finger on the pulse of contemporary Maori literature.
- Fri 17 Oct, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington
Kaupapa Maori Music Week
Celebrating Te Ara Puoro – the World of Maori Music with a week of workshops and three great shows featuring contemporary Maori musicians.
- Tue 28 Oct, Various venues, Wellington
PAO PAO PAO 2008
Toi Maori brings together a fantastic line-up of top-performing Maori musicians for a one-off performance.
- Fri 31 Oct, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington
Whiri Toi: Creation of our minds and hands in art
Free screenings of a new documentary film about the 2007 Maori Weavers National Hui, now on tour
- Sat 1 Nov, Hawera Community Hall, Taranaki