Moata reports back from an emotional and moving event featuring Nici Wickes, Ali Mau, Petra Bagust, Susie Ferguson and Stacey Morrison.
Three Pundits, Podcasters and Reckon-Havers – Gone by Lunchtime: Live! at WORD Christchurch 2025
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Toby Morris, and Ben Thomas have a kōrero about politics. Hamish reports on what they had to say.
Stories from the Manapōuri Hydro Project: WORD Christchurch Festival 2025
Rosemary Baird's book explores the construction of the Manapōuri hydro project and the lives of the workers.
A farmer who collects couture, Eden Hore: WORD Christchurch 2025
Teresa learns about the fascinations of Otago farmer, Eden Hore, the couture he spent decades collecting, and the book of his collection.
“The past is not as bad as we think it is, but the present is not as good as we think it is.”: Michael Belgrave and Becoming Aotearoa
Troy reports on a session that explored Aotearoa’s history and offered rich insight into how the book "Becoming Aotearoa: A New history of New Zealand" came to be.
“Diversity is the stuff of life” – why be afraid?: Dame Anne Salmond at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025
“Diversity is the stuff of life” - why be afraid? Troy reports back on a sold-out session with Dame Anne Salmond at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025.
In Praise of Gentle Fiction: Laurence Fearnley and Damien Wilkins
Fee reports back from a WORD Christchurch 2025 session on capturing the human condition in fiction, grief, humour, and personal experience.
Setting, Silence and LOLs: Queens of Atmosphere at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025
Catherine Chidgey, Michelle Duff and Charlotte Wood shared the inspirations for their latest books, with chair Kerry Sunderland and a buzzing crowd in Queens of Atmosphere.
Live, Laugh, Eat – Dream Dinner Party: WORD Christchurch Festival 2025
There was laughter, tears, and good yarns aplenty at a session where Jessica, Brannvan, and Nici talked with Alex about all things food.
“Music is not just a soundtrack to our lives but a score to our becoming”: This Band Could Be Your Life: WORD Christchurch Festival 2025
Each speaker summoned a different siren song. From Brannavan’s defiant anthem of identity, Pohlen’s tender ballad of remembrance, Damien’s morally murky lullaby and Claudia’s soulful symphony on emotional intelligence: Together, this wonderfully discordant chorus reminded us that music is not just a soundtrack to our lives but a score to our becoming.
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