Contacts

Questions or enquiries? Feel free to get in touch, we're here to help.

Phone: +64 4 473 0149
Fax: +64 4 471 1164
Email: nzfestival@festival.co.nz

Office hours: 8.30am–5.30pm, Mon–Fri

Office address

Level 1
264 Cuba Street
Wellington 6011
New Zealand

Postal address

PO Box 10113
Waterloo Quay
Wellington 6011
New Zealand

Tāwhiri Trustees

Sarah Kemp (Chair)
Her Worship, Tory Whanau, Mayor of Wellington
Charles Royal (Marutūahu, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngā Puhi)
Susan Freeman-Greene
Mele Wendt MNZM
Allan Frost
Ben Ngaia (Te Āti Awa)
Dr Nicola Ngawati (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine)
Annabel McCallum

Tāwhiri Leadership Team

Executive Director – Meg Williams
nzfestival@festival.nz

Creative Director – Marnie Karmelita
nzfestival@festival.nz

Director Ngā Toi Māori - Mere Boynton
mere.boynton@tawhiri.nz

Head of Programming / Deputy Executive Director – Angela Green
angela.green@tawhiri.nz

Pouārahi Māori - Tama Ale Samoa
tama.ale.samoa@tawhiri.nz

Head of Audience & Partnerships – Amy Dewes
amy.dewes@tawhiri.nz

Head of Technical & Production – Paul O'Brien
paul.obrien@festival.co.nz

Program-
ming

Senior Producer – Sasha Gibb
sasha.gibb@tawhiri.nz

Producer – Lauren Day
lauren.day@festival.nz

Producer - Cushla Aston
cushla.aston@tawhiri.nz

Writers Programme Co-Curators
Claire Mabey claire.mabey@festival.nz
Annemarie Te Whiu annemarie.tewhiu@festival.nz

Audience & Partnerships

Philanthropy Advisor – Margie Beattie
margie.beattie@tawhiri.nz

Audience & Partnerships Associate – Kate Larkindale
kate.larkindale@tawhiri.nz

Marketing Campaign Lead – Arpita Dutta
arpita.dutta@tawhiri.nz

Technical & Production

Production Manager - Shannon Broshahan Inglis
shannonb@festival.nz

Technical Producer - Carly Hayston
carly.hayston@tawhiri.nz

Finance

Finance Business Manager - Margot van de Water

Finance Manager – Elizabeth Turner

General Enquiries

Please contact - reception@tawhiri.nz

Accounts

Please contact - accounts@tawhiri.nz

With thanks to

Arts Access Aotearoa
Arts Activators
Anna Briggs - Photography
Consultation Groups
Data Story - Digital Analytics
Kaboose Media - Video Productions
Mark Tantrum - Photography
National Library of New Zealand - venue support
The Dowse Art Musuem - venue support
Volunteers and interns
Workplace Ambassadors