Hana Pera Aoake on Diane Prince’s controversial ‘Flagging the Future’
Art should challenge thinking, even when it’s uncomfortable, writes Aoake for The Post in an opinion piece on the outrage surrounding this seminal artwork.
Newsroom lists ‘Some helpful models of grief’ in best poetry of 2025
Poetry czar Nick Ascroft announces by royal decree the 10 best poetry collections of the year.
Profile on typographer behind Māori typeface used in ‘A bathful of kawakawa and hot water’
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.
Derek Henderson in The Guardian review of Exposure: Contemporary Photographers in Australia and New Zealand
Highlights including Derek Henderson’s The Terrible Boredom of Paradise series from the new book edited by Amber Creswell Bell, featuring revelatory moments in time by 40 photographers on both sides of the ditch.
Hana Pera Aoake interview with Auckland Libraries
Librarian at Auckland Libraries Carin Smeaton interviews Hana Pera Aoake for the Heritage et AL blog regarding recent publications Some helpful models of grief with Compound Press, and Blame It On The Rain with Australian publisher No More Poetry.
Some helpful models of grief on The Spinoff
Hera Lindsay Bird features selections from Some helpful models of grief by Hana Pera Aoake as part of The Friday Poem series.
Derek Henderson Book Signing
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.
Some helpful models of grief on RNZ
Book critic Anna Rankin reviews Some helpful models of grief by Hana Pera Aoake on Radio New Zealand National as part of the Jesse Mulligan Afternoons programme.
New collection of poetry by Hana Pera Aoake Launch
Launch event for ‘Some helpful models of grief’ by Hana Pera Aoake at Lamplight Books in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
We were blessed by a mihi from Nova Paul, with poetry from special guests Arielle Walker, Liam Jacobson, and Caron Smeaton.
Objectspace Book Fair
Compound Press holds a stall at the Object Book Fair which takes place in conjunction across two days, presenting our core art and poetry titles, as well as a suite of publications from affiliate publishers including Daylight Books (USA), and the estates of artists Ian Scott and Harvey Benge. Event Photos