HBRW 2025 - Dynamic Histories

We bring you two novelists finding inspiration from our recent history. Dominic Hoey’s coming-of-age novel 1985 is an adventure story packed with local colour, family poverty and dysfunction, which has been described as “writing of raw and shining brilliance”. Rising star Airana Ngarewa’s new book, The Last Living Cannibal takes us back to 1940s Taranaki and is said to be “the epitome of a classic Aotearoa novel”. They chat to Louise Ward about where they find their stories.

You may also like the following events from Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers:

• This October, 10th October, 07:30 am, HBRW 2025 - Media Memoirs in Hastings
• This October, 10th October, 09:30 am, HBRW 2025 - Understanding Te Tiriti in Hastings
• This October, 11th October, 12:00 am, HBRW 2025 - Māori Millionaire in Hastings

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