Colonisation And Decolonisation: Facing Them Head On

A small book called Imagining Decolonisation has been a notable bestseller in New Zealand.

People want to know more about decolonisation and colonisation but often don't know where to start.
Join our expert panel in a fascinating kōrero: Papawai Marae Kaumātua Paora Ammunson (Ngāti Moe, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Rangitāne, Te Arawa); writer and Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy advisor Tihema Baker (Raukawa te Au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira); writer, advocate and researcher Tina Ngata (Ngāti Porou); award-winning Irish author, playwright, journalist and farmer John Connell; and celebrated historian and author James Belich. John Campbell is the moderator.

Generously sponsored by Tim Clarke and Tess O’Rorke.

The 2025 Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival proudly presents the Irish #1 best seller - John Connell - as the first ever international guest writer to attend the annual Festival. The Graham Family Irish Endowment is proud to support the 10th anniversary of Featherston Booktown in bringing John to this prestigious Festival.

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