14 September 2011

Dunedin writer Paul Sorrell has teamed up once again with photographer Graham Warman ( Fleur’s Place) to produce Trail: Riding the Otago Central Rail Trail. We will talk about the research involved in producing a book like this, the highlights of the rail trail and some of the characters he met along the way.



 

Dr Poia Rewi is an associate professor in Te Tumu, the school of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous studies at the University of Otago. His book Whaikorero: The World of Maori Oratory won the Best First Book Award in the 2011 New Zealand Post Book Awards. We will talk about Whaikorero, and the story behind the book.