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Welcome, come together for KUPU 2025. Tickets live!

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Welcome, come together for KUPU 2025. A festival bringing together Māori writers from across the country, to lay down their stories and compositions before the people. KUPU Māori Writers Festival 17–18 October 2025 | Ōhinemutu & Whakarewarewa, Rotorua...
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Meet the writers, poets, composers, and storytellers who bring their voices to KUPU. Each guest brings a unique perspective, weaving together words, ideas, and experiences that inspire, challenge, and connect us.

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Blog Whā: Ghost Lines: KUPU Writers’ Retreat, Lake Ōkataina, 2025

Blog Whā: Ghost Lines: KUPU Writers’ Retreat, Lake Ōkataina, 2025

Before I left, I was privileged to sit with Hēmi Kelly. His wairua speaks a thousand words before he does, and when...
Blog Toru: From Whaingaroa to Lake Ōkataina

Blog Toru: From Whaingaroa to Lake Ōkataina

Cover photo by Emily Parr, 2021, Whaingaroa, Raglan. As I prepare to travel to Lake Ōkataina, home of Ngāti Tarāwhai, I reflect...
Blog Rua: Nothing excites me, and I want to read something that does.

Blog Rua: Nothing excites me, and I want to read something that does.

Extracts from my visual arts thesis, when all we did was write, eat, sleep, repeat. My art practice is a conflict wanting...

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Stay up to date with the latest announcements, events, and stories from the KUPU Festival — a dynamic celebration of Māori literature and storytelling in Aotearoa.

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Welcome, come together for KUPU 2025. Tickets live!

Welcome, come together for KUPU 2025. Tickets live!

Welcome, come together for KUPU 2025. A festival bringing together Māori writers from across the country, to lay down their stories and...
Wānanga Rangatahi – 15 Hereturikōkā (August) 2025 · 9am–2pm

Wānanga Rangatahi – 15 Hereturikōkā (August) 2025 · 9am–2pm

He Wānanga Rangatahi KUPU📅 15 Hereturikōkā 2025 · 9am–2pm📍 Lakes Lodge Ōkataina He kaupapa whakapoapoa i ngā ringa tuhituhi rangatahi Māori o...
Writers’ Retreat Brings Leading Māori Authors to Rotorua

Writers’ Retreat Brings Leading Māori Authors to Rotorua

The countdown is on for the KUPU Writers’ Retreat, an inspiring three-day wānanga set in the gorgeous ngahere of Lake Ōkataina from...