Don't miss wonderful Featherston Booktown events on next weekend
This coming weekend it's all go with FEATHERSTON BOOKTOWN - “Aotearoa New Zealand, We Need to Talk” featuring three award winning and provocative writers at the Kiwi Hall, Bell Street in Featherston.
Saturday 27 June 2pm: Sarah Gaitanos in conversation with Linda Clark, exploring her recently released biography of Shirley Smith: An Examined Life (which was a finalist at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards this year)
Saturday 27 June 4pm Alan Duff, one of this country’s most acclaimed writers, being interviewed by Featherston Booktown Chair, Peter Biggs, about his recent best-selling book, A Conversation With My Country
Sunday 28 June at 11:00am, the winner of the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, Becky Manawatu, will be in conversation with her publisher, Mary McCallum, of Mākaro Press. They’ll be discussing Becky’s prize-winning book (her first book), Auē.
Get your tickets from either the Masterton or Martinborough i-SITE or at Eventfinda $20 plus fees
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Neighbourhood Challenge: Who Can Crack This One? ⛓️💥❔
What has a head but no brain?
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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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42.5% Yes
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33% Maybe?
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24.5% No
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