A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the ...

The 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist of 16 titles (four books in each category) will be announced on 5 March.

The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are the premier literary honours for books written by New Zealanders.

The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are the premier literary honours for books written by New Zealanders.

It is the event many paddlers from around Aotearoa gun towards, but the heat has intensified for this year's competition. The annual Waka Ama Sprint Championships held at Lake Karapiro has attracted ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

The memory of Gisborne's Kiwi Campbell will be strong throughout the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals on Lake Karāpiro this week. The Waka Ama Nationals 2025 mark the first nationals without renowned ...

The partial remains of a waka have been found on Rēkohu Wharekauri Chatham Island. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage said it was working closely with landowners, as well as the Hokotehi ...

The waka was discovered buried in the sand dunes in a remote part of Rēkohu / Wharekauri / Chatham Island. Photo / Manatū Taonga The partial remains of a waka have been found on Rēkohu ...

Amanda Gorman, a Los Angeles native and the United States' first National Youth Poet Laureate best known for her poem "The Hill We Climb," took to social media Saturday to express her condolences ...

Today, the 2025 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals kick off at Lake Karāpiro, marking the largest event in its history with nearly 4,000 participants from across Aotearoa. Supported by Ngāti Korokī Kahukura ...

Tairāwhiti waka ama paddlers head to Lake Karapiro from Saturday for the sport’s major annual event, the national sprint championships. The seven-day programme for the 35th running of the event starts ...