Witi Ihimaera
Man, sitting in a garden
A new New Zealand work with a libretto by Witi Ihimaera and a score by Kenneth Young, inspired in part by the garden paintings of Karl Maughan, debuts at the Auckland Writers Festival next week. Audio
Maori myths and legends - old and new - retold
Traditional Maori myths and legends have been retold as contemporary stories in a new collection called Purakau. Lynn Freeman speaks with Apirana Taylor and Whiti Hereaka, who explains how Witi… Audio, Gallery
A karakia for Christchurch by Witi Ihimaera
Māori writer Witi Ihimaera says a great pōuri – sadness – has descended on Aotearoa, but the message for the future is clear. Video, Audio
Witi Ihimaera: life and influences
Witi Ihimaera - is one of the best known names in New Zealand literature - works such as Pounamu Pounamu, The Whale Rider and The Matriarch. He was the first Maori writer to publish both a book of… Audio, Gallery
Flowing Water - Witi Ihimaera and composer Janet Jennings.
Flowing Water tells the epic story of the Waikato River and all the peoples nurtured by the river - Maori, Pakeha and later migrants in a landmark production written and produced specially for the… Audio
Hemi Kelly: Sleeps Standing Moetū
A first national day of commemoration on October 28th is designed to put an end to what has been described as an "uncomfortable silence" about the New Zealand Wars. Witi Ihimaera's new novella Sleeps… Audio
Lee Tamahori: Making 'Mahana'
Filmmaker whose first New Zealand movie in 20 years, Mahana, adapted from the novel Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera, tells the story of two Maori sheep-shearing families on the East Coast in the 1960s. Mah… Audio
Play to highlight Maori effort in WW1
Leading Maori writer Witi Ihimaera and director Nathaniel Lees have joined forces to highlight the bravery of Maori who served in the First World War. Audio
Book review: 'Maori Boy' by Witi Ihimaera
Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Published by Vintage RRP $39.99. Audio
Playing Favourites with Witi Ihimaera
Pioneering Maori novelist and short story writer who writes about his early life for the first time in Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood. Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien - Puna Wai Korero
Painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien is the author of a number of books, most recently the collection Beauties of the Octagonal Pool (AUP, 2012). He will discuss Puna Wai Korero: an… Audio
Witi Ihimaera
Since 2010 Witi Ihimaera has been a part of the faculty at The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada. The Creative incubator attracts up to eight thousand students from around the world. As part of the… Audio
Witi Ihimaera
Since 2010 Witi Ihimaera has been a part of the faculty at The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada. The Creative incubator attracts up to eight thousand students from around the world. As part of the… Audio
Eight Months to Mars - Witi Ihimaera
Novelist, short story writer, anthologist and librettist, described by the Sunday Star Times as the Senior Statesman of New Zealand fiction. Audio
The Amazing Adventures of Razza the Rat by Witi Ihimaera
Read by Tainui Tukiwaho
Razza the adventurous rat travels far and wide, escpaing all sorts of danger, and even gets to go to the moon!
For ages 6-9 years. Audio
Chapter and Verse - Witi Ihimaera
Novelist and short story writer Witi Ihimaera celebrates his debut, 40 years ago, the short story collection 'Pounamu Pounamu'. Audio
Ihimaera - Live at The Auckland Town Hall (Part 3)
Recorded and produced by Andre Upston for Radio New Zealand National at the Auckland Town Hall on 3 March 2011, during the Auckland Arts Festival. The lyrics are by Witi Ihimaera, set to music and… Audio
Ihimaera - Live at The Auckland Town Hall (Part 2)
Recorded and produced by Andre Upston for Radio New Zealand National at the Auckland Town Hall on 3 March 2011, during the Auckland Arts Festival. The lyrics are by Witi Ihimaera, set to music and… Audio
Ihimaera - Live at The Auckland Town Hall (Part 1)
Recorded and produced by Andre Upston for Radio New Zealand National at the Auckland Town Hall on 3 March 2011, during the Auckland Arts Festival. The lyrics are by Witi Ihimaera, set to music and… Audio
Ihimaera
Nick Atkinson recently attended the mihi to launch a new compilation CD called 'Ihimaera' featuring Witi Ihimaera's words set to music by a selection of New Zealand's finest musicians. This follows on… Audio