Short Story Stack

All Harriet Yates wants to do is to go home to escape the confines of Eventide, a rest home for the old. Told by Susan Wilson.

Alice learns how to fend for herself in the unforgiving world of late 19th century Melbourne. Told by Hannah Banks.

With the shadow of war looming what does the future hold for Brigid and her beau Daniel in riot-torn Dublin circa 1912? Told by Noelle McCarthy.

A tooth and claw dystopian tale set in a climate-changed, unforgiving Auckland. Told by Alex Greig.

The need to understand herself and her roots means a trip with the Auckland whanau back to Tokikapu Marae, Waitomo - the place of her people. Lots to learn and lots to love. Told by Taylor Rogers.

A future Aotearoa suffering the effects of an economic meltdown brought on by climate change. It is not only those on land that have suffered - someone will have to pay for the hubris. Told by Nick Blake.

Mereata, a teenage Māori girl, has been coerced into attending a Māori language course by Youth-Aid and her mother. She is very reluctant to participate but... Told by Hariata Moriarty.

Ruby comes back to Waitapu. After many years living in Australia she is uncertain as to what she'll find. Told by Tina Cook.

Ruby comes back to Waitapu. After many years living in Australia she is uncertain as to what she'll find. Told by Tina Cook.

Nathan is sixteen and has written off his mother's car. She sends him to stay with his Koro who he's hardly seen since his father died. Told by Neil Wiremu.

Poet Sudha Rao reflects on the challenges facing a teenage Indian girl who, in 1968, arrives with her family to live in Dunedin. Told by Rebecca Gregory.

What might nostalgia look like in sixty years or so? And will there be any meaning to the idea of leaving things behind? Told by Harriet Prebble.

Linda Collins' remarkable and very personal account of her teenage daughter's funeral. Told by Denise O'Connell.

Finding a place between two cultures means some connections with your birth culture may become frayed and broken. Told by Cris Cucerzan.

For Scarlet desperation is the mother of invention. Told by Rachel Foreman.