Announcing Third Guest Curator

Laurie Anderson

2020 New Zealand Festival of the Arts

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Announcing Second Guest Curator

Bret McKenzie

Announcing First Guest Curator

Lemi Ponifasio

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2020 WRITERS AND READERS

Michael Keegan-Dolan and Teaċ Daṁsa

Made in Wellington

Emma Deakin

Bringing Accessibility to the Festival

Emma comes from a theatrical background, having studied acting at Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School and having worked in the arts since 2003 in NZ and in the UK as a producer, theatre maker, writer and creative educator. She previously worked in the Education

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Verb + Writers & Readers

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 & Readers (W&R) Programme.

Meg Williams

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.

Mark Stocker

Three Picks from New Zealand Art at Te Papa

Art historian and editor of New Zealand Art at Te Papa Mark Stocker shares three picks from this impressive new collection.