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
Programming
Senior Producer – Sasha Gibb
sasha.gibb@tawhiri.nz
Associate Producer – Lauren Day
lauren.day@festival.nz
Producer – Eleanor Strathern
eleanor.strathern@festival.nz
Access Programme Producer – Nathan Mudge
nathan.mudge@festival.nz
Taiohi Project Coordinator – Waitahi Aniwaniwa McGee
waitahi.mcgee@tawhiri.nz
Writers Programme Manager – Claire Mabey (Verb)
claire.mabey@festival.nz
Writers Programme Coordinator - Jessie Bray Sharpin
jessie.bray.sharpin@festival.nz
Audience & Partnerships
Philanthropy Advisor – Margie Beattie
margie.beattie@tawhiri.nz
Audience & Partnerships Associate – Madeline Bush
madeline.bush@tawhiri.nz
Ticketing & Sales Manager – Sasha Tilly
sasha.tilly@festival.nz
Ticketing & Sales Coordinator – Tyler Clarke
tyler.clarke@festival.nz
Marketing Campaign Lead – Arpita Dutta
arpita.dutta@tawhiri.nz
Copywriter and Editor – Georgie Johnson
georgie.johnson@festival.nz
Graphic Designer – Calder Marshall
calder.marshall@festival.nz
Media Content Specialist – Verity Mackintosh
verity@kraftyproductions.co.nz
Technical and Production
Production Manager – Alasdair Watson
alasdair.watson@tawhiri.nz
Construction Manager – Allan Rockwell
Production Manager – Bridget Carpenter
bridget@festival.nz
Audio – Chris Gee
hodaudio@festival.nz
Senior Carpenter – Duncan Perratt
Production Manager – Elliot Harris
elliot.harris@twahiri.nz
Production Manager - Shannon Broshahan Inglis
shannonb@festival.nz
Finance
Finance Manager – Elizabeth Turner
Business Advisor – Robyn George-Neich
Accounts Assistant - Serena Cook
General Enquiries
Please contact - reception@tawhiri.nz
Accounts
Please contact - accounts@tawhiri.nz
With thanks to
Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts Artist Advisory Panel (Elizabeth Kerr, Faiumu Matthew Salapu, Tānemahuta Gray, James O’Hara, Paula van Beek)
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
