A celebration of storytelling live on stage, featuring writers and thinkers from Aotearoa New Zealand and across the world. Seven performers each have seven minutes to present a story about someone who saved their lives – literally or figuratively.

Intimate, confronting, nail-biting, joyful and poignant, take a seat as our storytellers share their tales of life, near-death and survival and the lessons learned.

Guest performers: Shilo Kino (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Maniapoto); Tina Makereti (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore, Pākehā); Afra Atiq, Matariki Bennett (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue); Miriama McDowell (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi); Dominic Hoey; Silvia Park.

He kaupapa mataora ki te atamira e whakanui ana i te tuku pūrākau. Ka kitea ko ētahi ringatuhi me ētahi hinengaro kakama nō Aotearoa me wāhi kē atu huri i te ao. E whitu meneti ka tukuna ki ia o ētahi kaiwhakaari tokowhitu hei whakapuaki i tētahi kōrero mō tētahi tangata i whakaora i a rātou - ā-tikanga hāngai rānei, ā-tikanga peha rānei.

Hei mema nō te whakaminenga, ka whai wheako koe, ka rangona te wairua whakahorohoro, ka noho poho tārewa, ka rangona hoki ko te hari nui me te whakaaroha. Hono mai nō ā tātou kaituku pūrākau ka hora i ā rātou anō kōrero mō te oranga, mō te taunga ki te pari o te rua, mō te puta anō ki te ora, ā, mō ngā akoranga i mau.

Ngā kaiwhakaari ka whakamanuhiritia: Shilo Kino (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Maniapoto); Tina Makereti (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore, Pākehā); Afra Atiq, Matariki Bennett (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue); Miriama McDowell (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi); Dominic Hoey; Silvia Park.

Part of the He Ahi Kei Taku Korokoro curation by Michael and Matariki Bennett.