I could not be more honoured to have the chance to speak about someone who – as evidenced by the previous speeches – has not only made immense contributions to the study of political science over the past 50 years, but also personally touched a great
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'From an infestation of ants to the conjuring of the stars': Emily Perkins launches Beats of the Pa'u and Home Theatre

Last night we launched two
brilliant new short story collections, Beats of the Pa'u by Maria
Samuela and Home Theatre
by Anthony Lapwood, at Unity Books Wellington. We were lucky enough to have
Emily Perkins there to launch both books for us . .
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Stealthy Ironed Boudoir Fauna: Joanna Preston launches Erik Kennedy

On Wednesday 20 April, we launched Another Beautiful Day Indoors by Erik Kennedy at Scorpio Books in Christchurch. Here's what poet Joanna Preston had to say about Erik's new collection.Erik Kennedy is one of those poets it’s useful to look
at
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James Brown launches Museum by Frances Samuel

On Wednesday 23 Feb, against all odds, we celebrated a fantastic new poetry collection by Frances Samuel: Museum. Frankie was even able to persuade James Brown to give a speech. Here he is:Kia ora tātouA few weeks
ago Frances and I were part of
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Victoria University Press to become Te Herenga Waka University Press

On 1 January 2022, Victoria University Press will become Te Herenga Waka University Press.Our new name reflects the evolution and vision of the press, and aligns us with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, of which we are a proud part.
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