03/06/2026
'Hope is a shovel
and will give you blisters'
~ Join NADINE HURA at Carterton Library, June 7 ~
In the midst of converging crises, it can be easy to lose hope, but there ARE things we can do, there are responses we can activate, personally and collectively.
Bring your questions, enthusiasm, even despair. No one leaves depressed!
1-2.30 — Kōrero with Nadine Hura & Ricky Utting & all.
We'll have a broad-ranging conversation on the intersections of climate change and colonialism and why Tiriti o Waitangi is the most powerful tool we have for climate action in Aotearoa. Plus Q+A and readings from Nadine's book, Slowing the Sun.
3-4.30 — Zine-making with Nadine Hura & Cameron McCausland-Taylor & all.
Let's get practical, interactive and creative, with zine-making inspiration. Creativity is a response that heal and restore our connections to land and community.
FREE. For all ages.
Come to one or both sessions!
NADINE HURA (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi, Pākehā) is a writer whose work connects literature, social policy and environmental justice. Her work with Māori communities on climate research for the Deep South National Science Challenge led to many of the essays in Slowing the Sun. She has written extensively for The Spinoff, E-Tangata and other platforms. She is a Māmā, a poet, essayist and a member of the independent publishing collective, Tarakehe Press. Slowing the Sun, published by BWB in 2025, is her first full length collection of essays. / https://www.nadineannehura.com/
RICKY UTTING (Pakeha New Zealander) is Carterton District Council’s Climate Change Coordinator. A long-time public servant with an interest in change at scale. He escaped to local government after central government roles leading teams working in climate change at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in strategic finance at the Ministry of Education, and investment management and asset performance at the Treasury. An avid reader, and a self-described work-in-progress in lowering his personal carbon emissions as much as possible. / https://cdc.govt.nz/services/sustainability/climatechange/
CAMERON 'CAM' McCAUSLAND TAYLOR (Ngāti Awa, Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa, Waitaha) is a Pōneke-based kaipūrākau. Her pieces are rooted in te taiao and te moana, with a special focus on tohorā. “Whale Whare”, her Substack newsletter, collates the latest whale & ocean-based news on a weekly basis. She has also been published in the likes of Starling Magazine, Awa Wahine Magazine and Massive Magazine, and is currently studying a Masters in Science Communication. / https://whalewhare.substack.com/
Brought to you by Wairarapa Word, Carterton Library, Bridget Williams Books - BWB, Almo's Books & Carterton District Council
Wairarapa Word has been offering a public programme for the community every month (except January!) since 2012.
