# Event Details

- **Event Name**: THE SWIMMER & THE WHALES
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 01:30 pm (+13:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Witi Ihimaera Smiler for an intimate
kōrero about how he reclaimed his voice,
history and whakapapa by studying te
reo Māori. Today a youthful 82-year-old,
Witi is more prolific than ever, with three
books out in 2026.

Witi will kōrero with filmmaker
Hamish Bennett about his new memoir,
Te Kaikaukau | The Swimmer, as well as
his highly anticipated new YA novel,
The Star Path of the Whales: A Return
to the Realm of The Whale Rider, which
revisits the classic novel that became the
classic film. They will also discuss Ariā
and the Monster Island, the third children’s
book in the Astromancer series.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/the-swimmer-and-the-whales/200030849604758
- **Event Categories**: entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Nelson
- **state**: NE
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Nelson Centre of Musical Arts
- **lat**: -41.27645
- **long**: 173.2865
- **full address**: Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand, Nelson

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: THE SWIMMER & THE WHALES
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/ca1577eb911f6fa02059d7ed169d673ed2dbdd36a809dc6423d7d898eee9788b-rimg-w1170-h504-dcb8b8b8-gmir?v=1792291796

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is THE SWIMMER & THE WHALES being held?
  - **A:** THE SWIMMER & THE WHALES takes place on Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand, Nelson.
- **Q**: Who is organizing THE SWIMMER & THE WHALES?
  - **A:** THE SWIMMER & THE WHALES is organized by Nelson Arts Festival.

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