Podcasts 2023
We were a recipient of a Copyright Licensing New Zealand Contestable Fund Grant 2023.Our good friends at Otago Access Radio have produced these podcasts so you can relive your favourite Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival sessions or catch up on some you missed.
Te Pūao: The Place Where the River Meets the Sea
Ōtākou Marae stands sentinel near the entrance to the harbour, overlooking the place where Te Awa Ōtākou (the river) meets Te moana nui-a-kiwa (the sea). We began the festival here, where mātauraka, stories and creativity have flourished for hundreds of years.
Pōwhiri
Mana Whenua Kaikaranga - Megan Potiki
Haka Pōwhiri - He Waka Kōtuia
Manuhiri Karanga - Ruby Solly & Ariana Tikao
Kaikōrero - Edward Ellison & Monty Soutar
Koha - Witi Ihimaera
Mātauraka Māori, pūrākau and telling Māori stories for the future.
Witi Ihimaera, Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Monty Soutar in conversation with Megan Potiki.
Festival Gala Night Te Pō Whakanui i Witi Ihimaera!
Celebrating 50 years of literary inspiration and influence
Presented by University of Otago
Welcome, welcome, welcome! Join Stacey Morrison for this grand affair celebrating beloved author Witi Ihimaera.
A bevy of writers, poets and musicians reflect on Witi’s influence on their work and the written landscape of Aotearoa.
Featuring writers: Witi Ihimaera, Emma Espiner, Chris Tse, Fiona Farrell, David Eggleton, Jacinta Ruru and musicians Kiringāua Cassidy, Ariana Tikao, Ruby Solly and The Dunedin Quartet.
Gala Night Snippets
Ariana Tikao & Ruby Solly
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David Eggleton
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Jacinta Ruru
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Chris Tse
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Fiona Farrell
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Emma Espiner
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Ora: Healing Ourselves – Indigenous Knowledge, Healing and Wellbeing
Ora is an exciting new collection that explores Indigenous understandings and practices of wellbeing and healing from trauma, grounded in the knowledge of ancestors and based on research.
Join editor Linda Tuhiwai Smith as she discusses tikanga Māori concepts, decolonising approaches and prioritising mauri ora with chair Anne-Marie Jackson.
Narrative Warfare: What Happens When Great Stories Go to Work for Nefarious Purposes
Presented by ODT
We all know people captivated by conspiracy stories – but are we talking enough about the darker origins of these stories? How much do we really know?
Matthew Cunningham and Sanjana Hattotuwa get together with chair Ian Telfer to help us unpack how stories aid the social and cultural intolerances that have shaped and continue to shape Aotearoa society.
From Jewelled Fantasies to Splendid Rags:
Reflecting on Kākā Point
Presented by the Hone Tuwhare Trust
Take an imaginative visit to Hone Tuwhare’s crib at Kākā Point, conjured by the reflections and responses of poets, artists and the newly established Tuwhare Creative Residency.
With your guides Jeanette Wikaira, Manaia Tuwhare, Tracey Tawhiao, Ati Teepa and Cilla McQueen.
Radiant Revelry – Celebrating Katherine Mansfield’s Timeless Legacy
Presented by Otago University Press
On her birthday, and to commemorate the centenary year of her death, we celebrate the life and work of Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand’s iconic, boundary-pushing literary giant.
Join us for a fascinating and in-depth conversation between chair Michelle Elvy and Katherine Mansfield biographer Redmer Yska – author of Katherine Mansfield’s Europe: Station to Station.
Fierce Hope: The Ihumātao Chapter
Presented by University of Otago
Youth activism has been a defining feature of Aotearoa’s recent political landscape. In these unsettling times, the political actions of young New Zealanders are a source of inspiration, challenge and renewal.
Chaired by Manaia Tuwhare-Hoani, Ihumātao activist Qiane
Matata-Sipu is joined by author Karen Nairn to share stories and insights from the frontline.
These podcasts were made possible with the assistance of a Copyright Licensing New Zealand Contestable Fund Grant 2023