by briant | Aug 28, 2016 | Novels, Observations, Publishing
A talk by Scott Pack at the Word Festival in Christchurch, 2016. Two months ago Pack received an invite from Rachel King, managed to convince his family (primarily his children) that he was a worthy world-travelling speaker, and finally had a brainwave for the theme...
by briant | Aug 26, 2016 | Brian Thurogood, Fiery Scribes, Observations
Being Chinese / White / Other in New Zealand. Notes on a conversation between Alice Canton and Helene Wong. Held at Word Christchurch Festival on Friday 26 August 2016. Helene emphasised that many of the older Chinese liked the ‘fair go’ attitude in NZ and...