Gregory O'Brien

In 2010, poet-artists John Puhiatau Pule and Gregory O’Brien embarked on a voyage of artmaking and travel around the South Pacific, making collaborative etchings, corresponding, writing poetry and immersing themselves in Moana Oceania. Sixteen years on, their collaboration continues to yield a heady mixture of dreams, memories and a pervasive sense of the joy and wonder of being alive in...

A unique Hawke's Bay landmark that combines wine, food and design in luxury surroundings. Meandering across the foothills of Te Mata Peak and through the Tuki Tuki Valley, Black Barn Vineyards has become one of Hawke's Bay's most popular attractions. Its evolution over the past 20 years is a story of enterprise and creativity—from a single cottage into a wine,...

An anthology of 100 poems celebrating Wellington. Capturing the vivacity and diversity of the capital, this poetic portrait is a celebration of Wellington and the creative life it inspires. Beginning with the inner city and harbour, the 100 poems move into the suburbs and parks, before heading to outer areas—and into the twenty-first century. Major New Zealand poets, visitors from...