Brooks Belford – Hastings Festival of Writers, March 20 – March 22
February 28, 2009
“I am tired of words, and literature is an old couch stuffed with fleas,” wrote poet, playwright and author Derek Walcott.
The Hasting Festival of Writers is the perfect antidote to literary burnout-be it writers’ or readers’. Organized by Keith Thorsen of Creative Hastings and numerous collaborators, it features some of New Zealand’s and Australia’s best [...]
Mark Sweet – The Romance of Wine II
February 28, 2009
This month’s article is the second in a series on the history of Hawke’s Bay wineries. Here, Mark Sweet continues the story of the Mission Estate’s early days.
The man who introduced the first vines to Hawke’s Bay, Father John Lampila, a Catholic missionary in the Society of Mary, stayed only three years after establishing [...]
Katherine Edmond – Q & A with Martin Edmond
February 28, 2009
Katherine Edmond asks her brother about growing up and being a writer. Martin Edmond appears at the Hastings Festival of Writers, March 20 – 22
Ohakune, where we lived as a family for 13 years, features strongly in your writing. Why do you think you have such a strong sense of place about the town?
First impressions [...]
Liz Remmerswaal – Protecting the Mohaka
February 28, 2009
In 2004 the then-Minister of Conservation, Marian Hobbs, granted a Water Conservation Order (WCO) on the Mohaka River. This protection took 17 years to achieve, instigated by the then Acclimatisation Society, now Fish and Game.
“A water conservation order is the most effective way of ensuring the outstanding fishing, recreational and scenic characteristics of the river [...]
