Moata's Blog

Ending your forgetting – Unsettling histories with Richard Shaw

By Moata01/09/2024

Moata reports back from WORD Christchurch 2024 session with Richard Shaw, peeling back colonial histories, and remembering the forgotten.

By Moata01/09/2024

Moata reports back from an engaging WORD Christchurch session with novelist Tina Makereti touching on racism, connectedness, and mothers.

By Moata23/08/2024

As the 2024 festival hoves into view Moata shares her tips on how to get the most of your WORD Christchurch experience.

By Moata04/07/2024

Moata makes her picks for the "must-sees" of Ōtautahi's annual literary festival, running 27 August to 1 September 2024.

By Moata02/07/2024

Moata runs through onscreen representations of romance between humans and machines. The intelligence may be artificial but is the love real?

By Moata14/06/2024

From 'Call the midwife' to 'His girl Friday' Moata recommends great viewing to stream at home while resting and recuperating.

By Moata14/06/2024

Moata discovers some absolute classics and hidden gems via streaming video platform, Beamafilm.

By Moata01/03/2024

If what you're looking for is a cosy, uplifting and easy read then what you're looking for IS in the library, and in this book specifically.

By Moata19/01/2024

Moata explains why, despite the toilet humour (and maybe because of it), Dav Pilkey's graphic novels are great for kids AND adults.

By Moata18/01/2024

Moata considers the new spy adventure novel that's beginnings are a mystery wrapped in a conundrum attached to a cat backpack.

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