Community Journalist / Kaihaurapa Kōrero Hapori at Consumer NZ highlights A bathful of kawakawa and hot water by Hana Pera Aoake as part of a feature on Māori art and culture for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
Poetry czar Nick Ascroft announces by royal decree the 10 best poetry collections of the year.
Hana Pera Aoake’s book A bathful of kawakawa and hot water featured the work of Samoan-New Zealand typographer Joseph Churchward, whose work is also featured in the new Yorgos Lanthimos film Bugonia.
Hera Lindsay Bird features selections from Some helpful models of grief by Hana Pera Aoake as part of The Friday Poem series.
The Aotearoa New Zealand launch of The Tranquility of Solitude takes place at Auckland’s premier art book retailer Lamplight Books, 6pm Thursday 31 July, with the artist in attendance to sign books.
