ART · PHOTOGRAPHY
A photographic journey through the backroads of living differently. Acclaimed photographer Derek Henderson encounters and chronicles the nomadic life of Fergus and his horse Flex, with a new poem by the nomadic poet David Merritt.
LITERATURE · POETRY
A composite chronicle of various loves—desired, lost, or never realised—and their corresponding joys and griefs against the backdrops of contemporary art and late capitalism. Illustrations by Priscilla Rose Howe.
Librarian at Auckland Libraries Carin Smeaton interviews Hana Pera Aoake for the Heritage et AL blog regarding recent publications Some helpful models of grief with Compound Press, and Blame It On The Rain with Australian publisher No More Poetry.
Hera Lindsay Bird features selections from Some helpful models of grief by Hana Pera Aoake as part of The Friday Poem series.
The Aotearoa New Zealand launch of The Tranquility of Solitude takes place at Auckland’s premier art book retailer Lamplight Books, 6pm Thursday 31 July, with the artist in attendance to sign books.
Book critic Anna Rankin reviews Some helpful models of grief by Hana Pera Aoake on Radio New Zealand National as part of the Jesse Mulligan Afternoons programme.
Launch event for ‘Some helpful models of grief’ by Hana Pera Aoake at Lamplight Books in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
We were blessed by a mihi from Nova Paul, with poetry from special guests Arielle Walker, Liam Jacobson, and Caron Smeaton.
The Aotearoa New Zealand launch of The Tranquility of Solitude takes place at Auckland’s premier art book retailer Lamplight Books, 6pm Thursday 31 July, with the artist in attendance to sign books.
Special issue edited by Nirvana Haldar connecting the poetics of Aotearoa New Zealand with South Asia and its diaspora.
Featuring: Ana Iti, Anisha Sankar, Arielle Walker, Fazal Rizvi, Frances Libeau, Imaad Majeed, Jasmin Singh, Liam Jacobson, Priyanka Chhabra, Shivangi Mariam Raj, Shripad Sinnakaar, Ya-Wen Ho.
ART · PHOTOGRAPHY
New Zealand born Derek Henderson (b. 1963) currently divides his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia. Aside from his innovative and distinct work in fashion photography, Henderson also exhibits work as part of his fine-arts practice both nationally and internationally.
LITERATURE · POETRY
(Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Hinerangi, Tainui/Waikato) Artist, poet, writer, and curator; author of A bathful of kawakawa and hot water (Compound Press, 2020) and Blame it on the rain (No More Poetry, 2025). Hana lives in Kawerau in the shadow of Pūtauaki maunga, and is a PhD candidate at Auckland University of Technology.
