The Hone Tuwhare Trust is proud and excited to announce the 2025–26 successful Tuwhare Residency Programme recipients.
Te Kaituhi o Tuwhare Creative Writing Resident is Nadine Hura (Ngapuhi, Ngati Hine, Pakeha).
Te Pane Kaka o Tuwhare Poetry Resident is Isla Huia (Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi, Uenuku).
Te Ringatoi o Tuwhare Creative Resident is Ashleigh Zimmerman (Kai Tahu).
It is a privilege and a pleasure to be able to support these artists through the Tuwhare Residency Programme, and to welcome them into our Tuwhare Trust whanau and wider creative community.
Orangatonutanga, aroha, te reo Maori and a deep contemplation of Te Taiao were themes throughout the successful applicants’ proposed plans for their residencies. It will be exciting to see the world through their creative lenses as a result of being resident in Hone Tuwhare’s crib at Kaka Point.
The residency programme not only honours Hone Tuwhare’s extraordinary literary legacy but also plays a vital role in fostering Maori and Aotearoa creative voices nationally. By elevating indigenous voices, our aim is to contribute to a richer, more expansive national cultural dialogue.
Previous Tuwhare Residencies have been held by Tame Iti (Ngai Tuhoe, Te Arawa, Waikato), Tracey Tawhiao (Ngai te Rangi, Whakatohea, Ngati Tuwharetoa) and Ati Teepa (Tuhoe, Kai Tahu).
Generous funding from Creative New Zealand and the Sargood Bequest has supported the Tuwhare Residency Programme and we are so very grateful.
Mauri Ora!!