Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival: Books of Mana
By Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival | Posted: Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Join these hard-core Māori book nerds as they explore how books become treasured taonga, carrying mana and knowledge across generations.
Drawing from their groundbreaking work, Books of Mana and the Te Takarangi collection — which celebrates more than 200 years of Māori print literacy — Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla and Jeanette Wikaira will deep dive on the books that have inspired them and informed their work.
Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla, Jeanette Wikaira, and host Nadine Hura
11am Sat 18th Oct | Conference Room 2 | $25/20
Proudly supported by Otago University Press