Sharing the voices of Aotearoa
Ensuring writers are discovered, heard and read for 30 years
Author Catherine Chidgey, opens Within These Walls — a series that brings together intimate late-afternoon conversations with writers and journalists, alongside a programme of creative writing workshops.
Thank you to those who joined us in the glade at Piha for the poetry writing exploration and making your mark in The Listening Sand on Sunday 2 November 2025
Going West celebrates Robert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu), our new New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2025-2028
In 2024, we completed approximately a third of the work required to restore the property’s structural integrity. We are now preparing to launch the next significant stage of work needed to establish the house as a full writers’ residency.
The Going West Trust and the Shadbolt family celebrate Shadbolt house receiving a Category 1 historic place listing.
Our dedicated archivist, with support from the Auckland Library Heritage Trust and Lotteries Heritage, has completed the marathon effort of archiving the Going West festival audio collection for 1996 – 2019.
The House Within, just premiered in Wellington, holds a delicate lens to the fascinating life and work of one of Aotearoa’s literary treasures, Dame Fiona Kidman.