WORD Christchurch Festival 2026 is on from 1 to 6 September. Ōtautahi Christchurch will be the place to be if you love writing, reading, or ideas!
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WORD writers: Who or what has made waves in your life?
Writers and performers share who (or what) has made waves in their lives. WORD Christchurch Festival 2026 is on from 1 to 6 September.
Haere ra, Harley Chambers
A look at the history of the recently demolished Harley Chambers building via photos and architectural drawings in Canterbury Stories.
Dive in the Deep End: Fionaccl’s top picks for WORD Christchurch
Fee dives into the programme for WORD Christchurch 2026 and makes her picks of the festival, on 1 to 6 September.
WORD writers: Where is the best place to think and write?
Writers and performers share their fave places to write and be creative. WORD Christchurch Festival 2026 is on from 1 to 6 September.
Celebrate the wonder of words with National Poetry Day 2026
We're running a poetry competition from 17 to 31 August for adults and under 18s. Winners will have their poem printed on a tote bag!
Podcast – The Aotearoa funding landscape
Discussion of funding issues for charities in an episode of Speak up - Kōrerotia along with suggested reading.
Can I have a WORD? Picks from the 2026 programme
Moata rifles through the WORD Christchurch festival programme, running 1 to 6 September, and picks what she's looking forward to attending.
Rites and Respectability: Burying the dead in 19th century Christchurch
Annette digs into some interesting examples of deaths and burials that highlight how these were dealt with in early Christchurch.
Waitaha youth writers for the win at 2026 NZ National Flash Fiction Day
Rachel reports back from the annual flash fiction event held at Tūranga where a wealth of local writing talent was on display.
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