What a fantastic year 2025 was, really ending the writing with a bang like a Christmas cracker! The Māori Writers Hui from Ngā Kaituhi Māori at Poho-o-Rawiri was a huge success and so was Hui Kaituhi, the week long event for all writers and the combined Fundraiser Dinner. Those events culminated in an eBook AHI Dawn of Words ( R. de Wolf $7.99 online) , featuring work from 30+ writers who attended events - including rangatahi and debut writers alongside Witi Ihimaera, Haare Williams, Paula...

The art of storytelling through poetry has been around, in many cultures, oral and written for centuries. You have only to look at the...

I am so in awe of Patricia Grace, Witi Ihimaera and Haare Williams after attending Tui Tui Tuhia - a wānanga for Māori writers. They are...