Twilight Tuesday: From Atarau to Rua

As we look towards He Rā Maumahara, the national day of commemoration for the New Zealand Wars, join us for a special book launch for Rua, the first in an upcoming trilogy of novels by Candice Tutauha. Rua tells the story of a young wahine Māori with dreams of leaving her community to pursue a writing career overseas, but a day ending in tragedy and the discovery a soldier's diary from the Taranaki Wars threatens this future.
Candice will join Dr Rowan Light in conversation, recounting how a diary held in Auckland Museum's collection inspired parts of the novel, how this led Candice to dive further into this dark chapter in New Zealand's colonial history and what this project has meant to her as someone whose whakapapa runs to Taranaki.
After the event, you are welcome to join the speakers in Atarau: Stories of the New Zealand Wars on Level 2, for further conversation and questions.
Rua will be available for purchase at this event, with Candice there to sign your copy.