Programme announced for Maori Writers National Hui 2008
Be a part of this year's Maori Writers National Hui 2008. Writing Our Right of Way: Te Matu o te Kupu.
Be a part of this year's Maori Writers National Hui 2008.
Join other writers and readers for a weekend of keynote presentations, panel discussions, workshops and entertainment.
Speakers include Katerina Mataira, James George, Hinemoana Baker and Apirana Taylor with special guest appearances by Albert Wendt and Charlotte Yates.
Fees and events for Maori Writers National Hui
Registration:
Full $120.00
Concession $80.00
Registrations open Monday 1 September.
Registrations will be available through Ticketek and Toi Maori Aotearoa from Monday 1 September to Thursday 16 October. Please note, service fees will apply when purchasing registrations through Ticketek.
Registration covers admission to
• 6 presentations
• 1 children’s production of Pukunui and his fiend Moata Moa
• 2 entertainment evenings
• 2 writing workshops
• Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday
• Morning and Afternoon tea on Saturday and Sunday
NB: Workshops, meals and refreshments are only offered to those who have paid full registration.
Events
Pukunui and his friend Moata Moa
Friday 17 October, 10.30pm – 11.15am
Marae, Level 4, Te Papa
FREE entry
Haramai ki te matakitaki i nga mahi whakaari a Pukunui raua Moata Moa. He mea whakaeemi o ratau toenga rawa, hei whakaatu ki te marea i nga ahuatanga o te taiao. He pai mo te 3-14 te tau, engari kei te to tuwhera ki te katoa. The play is also appropriate for second language learners and intermediate te reo speakers.
Maori Writers National Hui Premier
Friday 17 October, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
National Library Auditorium, Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Street, Thorndon
Registration 4.00pm – 5.30pm
Whakatau 5.45pm – 6.30pm
On the Bus performance 6.30pm – 7.15pm
Contemporary short film and writer presentation 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Distant voices – O nehera: Celebrating the works of Mahinarangi Tocker, Hone Tuwhare and Ripeka Evans
Saturday 18 October, 7.00pm – 8.30pm
Ilott Theatre, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street
Presentations - Saturday 18 October
A Novel Idea: James George
Saturday 18 October, 8.30am – 9.30am
Ilott Theatre, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street
Te Matu o te Kupu: Katerina Mataira
Saturday 18 October, 9.45am – 10.45am
Ilott theatre, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street
Lyrically speaking: Charlotte Yates
Saturday 18 October, 11.30am – 12.30pm
Ilott theatre, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street
Publishers’ forum: Where to from here?
Saturday 18 October, 1.30pm–2.30pm
Ilott theatre, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street
Presentations - Sunday 19 October
Indigenous guest speaker, Albert Wendt: Behind the Face of Paradise
Sunday 19 October, 10.00am – 11.00am
Ilott theatre, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street
Panel Discussion: Can Maori Literary Nationalism be sustained in Aotearoa?
Sunday 19 October, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Ilott theatre, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street
Workshops - Saturday 18 October
Saturday 18 October, 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Level 3, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street
- Creative fiction
- Children’s writing
- Te reo
Saturday 18 October, 4.30pm – 5.30pm
Level 3, Town Hall, 111 Wakefield Street
- Creative fiction
- Lyricists and song writing
- Screen and Stage
Download the Maori Writers National Hui Poster
