In Conversation with Tina Makereti

Speakers: Tina Makereti and David Stirrup

How does ‘place’ shape Indigenous literatures? From Aotearoa (New Zealand) to London, and from the early 19th century to the near future, Tina Makereti’s novels explore Māori histories of displacement and mobility, British colonialism, climate change and climate refugeeism.

Join Tina in conversation with David Stirrup of the University of York and enjoy readings from the Māori author’s three novels, including The Mires, which was a finalist of the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

Book sales

You can buy copies of many of our speakers’ books from Fox Lane Books, a local independent bookseller and Festival partner. In some cases, author signed bookplates are available too.

Portrait Image credit: Ebony Lang Photographer

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