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The home of creative writing at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. Undergraduate courses, MA and PhD. Also: harbour views and baking.
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Oblique Strategy of the Day… #BrianEno #PeterSchmidt
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Oblique Strategy of the Day… #BrianEno #PeterSchmidt
‘We are calling for essays from young people campaigning for a more equitable, sustainable and compassionate world.’ Writers under 25 are eligible - deadline 27 March.
Nearly two years on from Rod's death, young writers are invited to describe what we must do now to ensure future generations live well in Aotearoa NZ.
Callout for entries: Rod Oram Memorial Essay Prize 2026
newsroom.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
‘We are calling for essays from young people campaigning for a more equitable, sustainable and compassionate world.’ Writers under 25 are eligible - deadline 27 March.
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Support the Denniston 11 chuffed.org/project/1296...
Support the Denniston 11
Support the Denniston 11Climate Resistance Trial – West Coast 2025We’re raising funds to support the Denniston 11 — a group of peaceful protestors facing court for standing up for the climate, biodive...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Support the Denniston 11 chuffed.org/project/1296...
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Clean car standard tinkering an incoherent misstep newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/28/c...
Clean car standard tinkering an incoherent misstep
Opinion: The evisceration of the clean car standard is the latest move in a hollowing out of our climate policy architecture.
newsroom.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Clean car standard tinkering an incoherent misstep newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/28/c...
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New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
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‘Fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban’ - RNZ
My Stuff #cartoon today #nzpol #FossilFuels
My Stuff #cartoon today #nzpol #FossilFuels
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
‘Fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban’ - RNZ
My Stuff #cartoon today #nzpol #FossilFuels
My Stuff #cartoon today #nzpol #FossilFuels
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On 12 February next year, ahead of the 2026 NZ General Election, we will be releasing another book by the prolific Sir Geoffrey Palmer, following his bestselling 2025 title How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
On 12 February next year, ahead of the 2026 NZ General Election, we will be releasing another book by the prolific Sir Geoffrey Palmer, following his bestselling 2025 title How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/par...
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Good news: the stinking corpse lily survives!
A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Researcher cries after finding rare flower in Indonesia
A team of researchers describe the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Good news: the stinking corpse lily survives!
'Wallasea shows what’s possible when business has an ethos of working with, and alongside, nature.'
‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven
‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven
A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
'Wallasea shows what’s possible when business has an ethos of working with, and alongside, nature.'
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Eight New Zealand novelists on the music they write to
Eight New Zealand novelists on the music they write to
From one song played masochistically on repeat to a sprawling 12-hour playlist, this is the music behind the books....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Eight New Zealand novelists on the music they write to
'So long as enjoyment remains at the heart of poetry and the other humanities, they are (for the time being) proof against technology and the ideologies that support and overstate its case.' - Michael Schmidt
Read what Carcanet's Managing Director, Michael Schmidt had to say about 'ChatGPT and the modern poet' in a recent article published in BookBrunch:
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
ChatGPT and the modern poet
BookBrunch - The publishing trade's daily news magazine
www.bookbrunch.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
'So long as enjoyment remains at the heart of poetry and the other humanities, they are (for the time being) proof against technology and the ideologies that support and overstate its case.' - Michael Schmidt
Lovely launch last night with spectacular cake provided by Leah Dodd. Contributors include grads Sarah Scott, Stacey Teague, Alison Glenny and Chris Tse (who all read their work yesterday), and Carrie Rudzinski (MA25). A big, happy crowd - poetry is in good heart in Pōneke.
Such an astoundingly good new issue of Sweet Mammalian. Thank you everyone!!
www.sweetmammalian.com
www.sweetmammalian.com
Sweet Mammalian
www.sweetmammalian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Lovely launch last night with spectacular cake provided by Leah Dodd. Contributors include grads Sarah Scott, Stacey Teague, Alison Glenny and Chris Tse (who all read their work yesterday), and Carrie Rudzinski (MA25). A big, happy crowd - poetry is in good heart in Pōneke.
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Arts Access Aotearoa have been working alongside Deaf and disabled artists, consultants and communities to develop Taha Hotu Deaf and Disabled Artists Initiative - a new network focused on connection, support and practical resources for and by the community.
You can take a look here: tahahotu.org.nz
You can take a look here: tahahotu.org.nz
Home
Taha Hotu Deaf and Disabled Artist Initiative is a disability-led initiative by Arts Access Aotearoa, supporting Deaf and disabled artists across Aotearoa to create, connect, and advocate within the a...
tahahotu.org.nz
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Arts Access Aotearoa have been working alongside Deaf and disabled artists, consultants and communities to develop Taha Hotu Deaf and Disabled Artists Initiative - a new network focused on connection, support and practical resources for and by the community.
You can take a look here: tahahotu.org.nz
You can take a look here: tahahotu.org.nz
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And that, folks, was that:@shawliterary.bsky.social's 2025 season! There was so much satisfaction for me this year, with some absolute blinders both on debut & from some old hands! It's always lovely to have some Kiwi authors in the mix, too. Thanks so much then everyone for all your support!
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
And that, folks, was that:@shawliterary.bsky.social's 2025 season! There was so much satisfaction for me this year, with some absolute blinders both on debut & from some old hands! It's always lovely to have some Kiwi authors in the mix, too. Thanks so much then everyone for all your support!
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U.S. embassies around the world have been instructed to categorize abortion access, DEI policies, and transgender care for minors as human rights infringements.
www.jezebel.com/in-the-u-s-n...
www.jezebel.com/in-the-u-s-n...
In the U.S., Nothing Says Human Rights Abuse Like Ensuring Reproductive Freedom!
U.S. embassies around the world have been instructed to categorize abortion access, DEI policies, and transgender care for minors as human rights infringements.
www.jezebel.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
U.S. embassies around the world have been instructed to categorize abortion access, DEI policies, and transgender care for minors as human rights infringements.
www.jezebel.com/in-the-u-s-n...
www.jezebel.com/in-the-u-s-n...
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‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future | Stephen Burgen
‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future | Stephen Burgen
What does it mean to lose a language, and what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently, says freelance writer Stephen Burgen
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 AM
‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future | Stephen Burgen
Delighted to announce that fiction writer (and member of award-winning arts collective Mataaho) Terri Te Tau (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne ki Wairarapa) will be our Te Herenga Waka—VUW / Creative New Zealand Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2026! www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...
Terri Te Tau named as 2026 Emerging Māori Writer in Residence | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao / International Institute of Modern Letters | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Fiction writer and artist Terri Te Tau (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne ki Wairarapa) has been appointed as the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (...
www.wgtn.ac.nz
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Delighted to announce that fiction writer (and member of award-winning arts collective Mataaho) Terri Te Tau (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne ki Wairarapa) will be our Te Herenga Waka—VUW / Creative New Zealand Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2026! www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...
Poetry bonanza over the next two nights in Wellington: tonight Sweet Mammalian launches its new issue from 6pm at Bedlam and Squalor, and tomorrow 10 Poets Laureate line up at the National Library in celebration of its 60th birthday! natlib.govt.nz/events/laure...
natlib.govt.nz
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Poetry bonanza over the next two nights in Wellington: tonight Sweet Mammalian launches its new issue from 6pm at Bedlam and Squalor, and tomorrow 10 Poets Laureate line up at the National Library in celebration of its 60th birthday! natlib.govt.nz/events/laure...
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The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
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Librarian
The Library of the Scott Polar Research Institute is one of the most comprehensive collections of published polar information in the world. This highly specialist reference collection, which attracts
www.cam.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
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From Beirut to Gaza, revolution to memory, The Markaz Review has spent the last 5 years publishing SWANA writers and artists. We believe that freedom of expression is a fundamental right.
📖 Get your copy now: bit.ly/the-best-of-...
#TheMarkazReview #TMR5Years #PrintEdition #NewBook
📖 Get your copy now: bit.ly/the-best-of-...
#TheMarkazReview #TMR5Years #PrintEdition #NewBook
October 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
From Beirut to Gaza, revolution to memory, The Markaz Review has spent the last 5 years publishing SWANA writers and artists. We believe that freedom of expression is a fundamental right.
📖 Get your copy now: bit.ly/the-best-of-...
#TheMarkazReview #TMR5Years #PrintEdition #NewBook
📖 Get your copy now: bit.ly/the-best-of-...
#TheMarkazReview #TMR5Years #PrintEdition #NewBook
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The podcasts of this year's Dunedin Readers and Writers Festival are up!
I listened to the conversation with Tāme Iti on my busride home—it’s fantastic. Great questions, generous answers. I learned quite a few things about not-so-distant history.
www.dunedinwritersfestival.co.nz/podcasts-2025
I listened to the conversation with Tāme Iti on my busride home—it’s fantastic. Great questions, generous answers. I learned quite a few things about not-so-distant history.
www.dunedinwritersfestival.co.nz/podcasts-2025
Podcasts-2025 — Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
www.dunedinwritersfestival.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The podcasts of this year's Dunedin Readers and Writers Festival are up!
I listened to the conversation with Tāme Iti on my busride home—it’s fantastic. Great questions, generous answers. I learned quite a few things about not-so-distant history.
www.dunedinwritersfestival.co.nz/podcasts-2025
I listened to the conversation with Tāme Iti on my busride home—it’s fantastic. Great questions, generous answers. I learned quite a few things about not-so-distant history.
www.dunedinwritersfestival.co.nz/podcasts-2025
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Researchers have narrowed down the single biggest source of microplastic pollution in NZ’s coastal waters – and ways to tackle it.
Time to kick this marine menace to the kerb
newsroom.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Researchers have narrowed down the single biggest source of microplastic pollution in NZ’s coastal waters – and ways to tackle it.
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‘My heart born naked
was swaddled in lullabies.’ 💞
was swaddled in lullabies.’ 💞
John Berger • And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos
Peege
@bloodsigns
Peege
@bloodsigns
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
‘My heart born naked
was swaddled in lullabies.’ 💞
was swaddled in lullabies.’ 💞
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How Walking Fosters Creativity: Stanford Researchers Confirm What Philosophers & Writers Have Always Known
How Walking Fosters Creativity: Stanford Researchers Confirm What Philosophers & Writers Have Always Known
Image via Diego Sevilla Ruiz
A certain Zen proverb goes something like this: 'A five year old can understand it, but an 80 year old cannot do it.' The subject of this riddle-like saying has been descr...
www.openculture.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
How Walking Fosters Creativity: Stanford Researchers Confirm What Philosophers & Writers Have Always Known