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Livestream Events at WORD Christchurch Festival

MELANI ANAE: FIFTY YEARS OF THE POLYNESIAN PANTHERS

Friday, 2 September 6:00 pm

Dr Melani Anae and Rev Alec Toleafoa reflect on the apology for the Dawn Raids, and five decades spent in peaceful resistance, educating New Zealand about ongoing racism, and Pasifika empowerment.

DAME FIONA KIDMAN: SO FAR, FOR NOW

01 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 4:00 pm

Join Dame Fiona Kidman in conversation with Morrin Rout about her memoir So Far, For Now.

WHOSE LIFE IS IT, ANYWAY?

02 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 10:00 am

Join three remarkable authors Ruth Shaw, Megan Dunn and Clementine Ford for a discussion on the complexities, challenges and joys of writing memoir.

NATURE UNSEEN: A CONVERSATION WITH ANNETTE LEES

02 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 12:00 pm

Annette Lees on a life spent walking at night, and the pleasures of trying to capture the natural world through words.

THE FARAWAY NEAR: PIP WILLIAMS

02 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 6:00 pm

Pip Williams joins Nicky Pellegrino live from Adelaide to discuss The Dictionary of Lost Words, her best-selling novel that shows the English language in a new light.

OUT HERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TAKATĀPUI AND LGBTQIA+ WRITERS FROM AOTEAROA

Friday, 2 September 4:00 pm

Chris Tse and Emma Barnes host a range of special guests for a deep dive into the brilliance and diversity of Queer writing today.

NOELLE MCCARTHY: GRAND

02 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 6:00 pm

Noelle McCarthy in conversation about her razor-sharp, raw and luminous memoir Grand.

KERI HULME: HE KŌTUKU REREKA TAHI

02 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 8:30 pm

A very special night of storytelling, whisky and guitars to celebrate the life and art of the brilliant Keri Hulme.

MATARIKI: STORIES AND STARS

03 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 11:00 am

Bring the whole whānau down for Matariki stories from Aotearoa, the Pacific Islands, Australia, Asia, the Americas, Europe and Africa, with award-winning journalist and author Miriama Kamo, and Māori astronomer Victoria Campbell.

THE FARAWAY NEAR: EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL

03 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 12:00 pm

Emily St John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, joins Rachael King from New York City to discuss a writer’s life during a pandemic, the power of imagination, and her new novel, Sea of Tranquility.

LLOYD JONES: MODERN FABLES

03 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 1:00 pm

Join Lloyd Jones in conversation about how myths, fables and legends shape our understanding of the past, and of ourselves.

THE FARAWAY NEAR: HEATHER MORRIS

03 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 2:00 pm

Join Heather Morris, author of the blockbuster The Tattooist of Auschwitz, in conversation about her gripping new novel Three Sisters.

NUKU: 100 KICKASS INDIGENOUS WOMEN

03 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 3:00 pm

Join NUKU founder Qiane Matata-Sipu for kōrero and kai with three dynamic women from the NUKU book: broadcaster and te reo champion Stacey Morrison, 15-year-old CEO and author Georgia Latu and poet and leadership executive Dr Karlo Mila.

ADVENTUROUS WOMEN

03 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 5:30 pm

One of our most popular storytelling sessions returns with a bang. Prepare to be inspired and moved as five extraordinary but very different women tell powerful stories of bravery and risk from their own adventurous lives.

CONFLUENCE 2.0

03 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 8:30 pm

Confluence brings together Pasfika and Māori musicians and poets for a joyous celebration of connections between Polynesia and Aotearoa.

KATE DE GOLDI: EARTHQUAKES AND CATHEDRALS

04 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 10:00 am

Kate De Goldi in conversation with Liz Grant about her new novel Eddy Eddy.

DON’T SWEAT IT: MENOPAUSE

04 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 12:00 pm

Nicky Pellegrino and Miriama Kamo share a candid and witty conversation about the realities of menopause, and how to navigate this often-challenging phase of life.

THE FARAWAY NEAR: SARAH KRASNOSTEIN

04 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 12:00 pm

Sarah Krasnostein is one of the finest observers of human nature writing today. She joins Kim Hill to unpack the lives of ordinary people who believe in the extraordinary: things most people would consider impossible.

CHRIS FINLAYSON: THE INNER CIRCLE

04 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 2:00 pm

Christopher Finlayson was in the engine room of the John Key-led National government. He speaks with Kim Hill about his remarkable career, and getting to know the real John Key.

TĀNGATA NGĀI TAHU: PEOPLE OF NGĀI TAHU 2

04 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 4:00 pm

Join Tā Tipene O'Regan, Helen Brown and Michael Stevens for a journey through some extraordinary Ngāi Tahu lives.

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