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Bringing Accessibility to the Festival
Whether it’s free events, accessibility or reduced rates for young people, we aim to make the New Zealand Festival as accessible as possible.
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Verb + Writers
We were thrilled to announce earlier this year New Zealand Festival will be joining forces with Wellington literary giants Verb for the delivery of the 2020 Writers Programme.
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Meet the Team: Meg Williams
To discover more about our Executive Director, we put the infamous Proust Questionnaire to her to reveal her personality, tastes and aspirations.
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Three Picks from New Zealand Art at Te Papa
Art historian and editor of New Zealand Art at Te Papa Mark Stocker shares his favourites from this impressive new collection.
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Best of the Summer Music Fests
Kirsten Johnstone, RNZ Music producer shares her pick of the Summer music festival season line-up, with plenty to recommend.
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2019 Arts Radar: The Friends Edition
New Zealand Festival friends share their cultural picks.
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Jonathan Lemalu: You Wouldn't Expect This of Me, But ...
Grammy Award-winning opera singer Jonathan Lemalu enjoys watching high-flying dunks as much as he enjoys singing sonorous low-lying notes.
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The next gen: Te Auaha graduate shows
In an exclusive preview of two upcoming Te Auaha graduate exhibitions, Aotearoa's emerging artists and designers share insights into their work and creative practice.
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This Reading Life: Kaveh Akbar
By his books we will know Iranian-American poet, Kaveh Akbar.
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