Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Open every day 10am-6pm
(except Christmas Day)
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.
Three innovative poets discuss their new collections, which look at the past, the self, and uneasy times.
Mon 13 Jul 2026, 12.15 to 1.15
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most acclaimed writers, Elizabeth Knox, discusses her incredible memoir of a calamitous time.
Mon 20 Jul 2026, 12.15 to 1.15
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Two of Aotearoa New Zealand’s top short fiction writers, Lawrence Patchett and 2026 Acorn Award-winning Ingrid Horrocks, discuss the art of the short story.
Mon 27 Jul 2026, 12.15 to 1.15
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia asks: what poetry is for, who it is for, and how to make it accessible to more of us?
Mon 3 Aug 2026, 12.15 to 1.15
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Two novelists discuss their newest books for young readers, and how fiction might show us how to challenge tyranny and have courage.
Mon 10 Aug 2026, 12.15 to 1.15
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Two brilliant writers discuss their funny and visceral memoirs that aren’t afraid to face up to their teenage selves, vampires, and the 1980s.
Mon 17 Aug 2026, 12.15 to 1.15
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
A selection of excellent poets read their work chosen for Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems in a warm-up for National Poetry Day.
Mon 24 Aug 2026, 12.15 to 1.15
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Three brilliant novelists discuss their exciting and inventive new novels, writing the weird present, and possible futures.
Mon 31 Aug 2026, 12.15 to 1.15
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Two writers take the horse as the subject of their memoirs, with very different approaches. They discuss writing, and life with, or alongside, horses.
Mon 7 Sep 2026, 12.15 to 1.15
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