Wrestling with the right words...and winning

By Kaituhi Ila Couch, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu | Posted: Wednesday Jan 14, 2026

Nick Tipa had an excellent 2025! The Ōtepoti-based writer and performer debuted his one-man play, Babyface, at the 2025 Dunedin Fringe Festival, taking away three awards in one night: the UNESCO City of Literature Beyond Words Award, the Fringe Festival Theatre Award, and Promising Māori Artist, all of which took him completely by surprise.

Read this great article by Kaituhi Ila Couch, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu: Wrestling with the right words...and winning | Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu