# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ŌRONGOHAU | BEST NEW ZEALAND POEMS 2025 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 24 Aug, 2026 at 12:15 pm – Mon, 24 Aug, 2026 at 01:15 pm
- **Event Description**: Join chair Chris Price in celebration of the 2025 edition of Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems (as selected by Cilla McQueen). We will hear poems from a stellar line up of local poets including Nick Ascroft, Tusiata Avia, Jenny Bornholdt, Kate Camp, Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds, Jackson McCarthy, and Chris Tse. Our poets will share their featured poems and their own favourite poems of Aotearoa in this warm-up to National Poetry Day.

Writers on Mondays is presented by the International Institute of Modern Letters and The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The 2026 series will run from 12.15—1.15 pm each Monday from 6 July to 28 September at Te Papa and Circa Theatre, with two special evening sessions at Meow. Admission is free and all are welcome. The series is supported by the Letteri family.

The full programme can be viewed here: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletters/about/events/writers-mondays 

Come celebrate Aotearoa writers with us at Writers on Mondays – we look forward to seeing you there.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/Ōrongohau-best-new-zealand-poems-2025/200030238330927
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 49

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wellington
- **state**: WG
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- **lat**: -41.290230725137
- **long**: 174.78152342554
- **full address**: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street,Wellington, New Zealand

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is ŌRONGOHAU | BEST NEW ZEALAND POEMS 2025  being held?
  - **A:** ŌRONGOHAU | BEST NEW ZEALAND POEMS 2025  takes place on Mon, 24 Aug, 2026 at 12:15 pm to Mon, 24 Aug, 2026 at 01:15 pm at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street,Wellington, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing ŌRONGOHAU | BEST NEW ZEALAND POEMS 2025 ?
  - **A:** ŌRONGOHAU | BEST NEW ZEALAND POEMS 2025  is organized by Writers on Mondays.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** ŌRONGOHAU | BEST NEW ZEALAND POEMS 2025  is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wellington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If ŌRONGOHAU | BEST NEW ZEALAND POEMS 2025  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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