The Tuwhare Residency Programme

The first residency to be developed in the name and home of a Maori writer.

The aim of estab­lish­ing the Tuwhare Res­i­den­cy Pro­gramme is to nur­ture and devel­op new lit­er­ary and cre­ative works by pro­vid­ing emerg­ing and estab­lished writ­ers and artists with an inspir­ing envi­ron­ment to focus on their craft.

The Tuwhare Res­i­den­cy offers a unique expe­ri­ence to be res­i­dent in Kaka Point, in the home of one of Aotearoa’s great­est poets and be inspired by the same sur­round­ings, view and rhythm of life that once inspired Hone Tuwhare. Our hope is that our res­i­den­cy pro­gramme will inspire the cre­ative work of Aotearoa’s writ­ers and artists, just as Kaka Point inspired the cre­ative work of Hone Tuwhare.

The res­i­den­cies are made pos­si­ble with thanks to sup­port from Cre­ative New Zealand and The Sar­good Bequest. The Tuwhare Trust is tru­ly grate­ful for this as it enables us to sup­port Aotearoa’s writ­ers and creatives.

We are offer­ing 3 sup­port­ed res­i­den­cies. Each res­i­den­cy offers a stipend, trav­el and accom­mo­da­tion at the Tuwhare crib at Kaka Point for up to 4 weeks.

Te Pane Kaka o Tuwhare — The Hone Tuwhare Poet­ry Res­i­den­cy — This res­i­den­cy is for a Maori poet from Aotearoa New Zealand. Appli­ca­tion infor­ma­tion can be found here: Te Pane Kaka o Tuwhare — Tuwhare Poet­ry Res­i­den­cy 2025 APPLICATION INFO

Te Ringa­toi o Tuwhare — The Hone Tuwhare Cre­ative Res­i­den­cy — This res­i­den­cy is for a Maori cre­ative or cre­ative col­lec­tive from Aotearoa New Zealand. Appli­ca­tion infor­ma­tion can be found here: Te Ringa­toi o Tuwhare — Tuwhare Cre­ative Res­i­den­cy 2025 APPLICATION INFO

Te Kaituhi o Tuwhare — The Hone Tuwhare Cre­ative Writ­ers Res­i­den­cy — This res­i­den­cy is for a cre­ative writer from Aotearoa New Zealand. Appli­ca­tion infor­ma­tion can be found here: Te Kaituhi o Tuwhare — Tuwhare Cre­ative Writ­ers Res­i­den­cy 2025 APPLICATION INFO

The Inaugural Tuwhare Fellows

In Octo­ber 2022, the Tuwhare Trust com­plet­ed the restora­tion of Hone Tuwhare’s crib at Kaka Point. On Octo­ber 21, 2022, timed to also cel­e­brate Hone Tuwhare’ s 100^th Birth­day, the crib was offi­cial­ly opened, and the Tuwhare  Res­i­den­cy Pro­gramme was launched. Our inau­gur­al Tuwhare Fel­lows over 2023–2024 were Tame Iti (Ngai Tuhoe, Te Arawa, Waika­to) Tracey Tawhiao (Ngai Te Ran­gi, Whaka­to­hea, Tuwhare­toa) and Ati Teepa (Ngai Tuhoe, Kai Tahu).