Books, Bagels & Banter 2025 Speaker Announcement!
🌟 2025 Keynote Speaker Announcement 🌟
We are thrilled to announce this year’s keynote speaker for Books, Bagels & Banter 2025!
OPENING EVENT SPEAKER – FRIDAY 23rd MAY
Kennedy Warne
Co-founder of New Zealand Geographic in 1988 and editor for 15 years, Kennedy has authored over five books. His latest, Soundings: Diving for Stories in the Beckoning Sea, chronicles his underwater adventures as a National Geographic reporter. Kennedy is also the outdoors and environment correspondent for RNZ’s Nine to Noon, presenting the segment Off the Beaten Track. In addition to his work for adults, Kennedy has written two children’s books in collaboration with illustrator Heather Hunt – The Cuckoo and the Warbler and It’s My Egg: And You Can’t Have It. He also contributes to the Māori-Pasifika magazine e-Tangata.
Join us for an evening with Kennedy as he shares his stories and insights.
🎟️ Reserve your place at events.humanitix.com/books-bagels-banter
📅 Friday 23rd May, 6pm
SUNDAY 25th MAY – 9.30am service
Glynn Cardy: Glynn has been a church minister for over 40 years, including Vicar of St Andrew’s from 1993 to 2004. He has written regularly for newspapers and magazines on spirituality and has published three books, including his latest, Pinches of Wisdom, which Glynn will discuss at the 9.30am service on Sunday 25th May.
👉 #BooksBagelsBanter #EpsomEvents #AucklandBookFair #KennedyWarne #BooksAndBagels #NZGeographic #NZAuthor #RNZ
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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40.6% Yes
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32.2% Maybe?
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27.2% No
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
How many balls of string does it take to reach the moon?
(Peter from Carterton kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Peter!)
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!
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Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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72.8% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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16% Hmm, maybe?
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11.2% Yes!
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