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Event 7
Sāmoan Made Simple: Alphabet and Pronunciation
Fri, 15 May 2026
9:15am - 9:45am
Event 10
Debut of the Day: Laura Vincent
Fri, 15 May 2026
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Event 11
Worldwide Book Club: Pasifika Literature
Fri, 15 May 2026
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Event 20
Meet the Canadian Writers
Fri, 15 May 2026
11:30am - 12:30pm
Event 27
Tusitala Tales: On Service & Survival
Fri, 15 May 2026
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Event 29
2026 Honoured Writer: Bill Manhire
Fri, 15 May 2026
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Event 51
Industry Insights with The Big Idea: Publisher Edition
Sat, 16 May 2026
11:00am - 11:30am
Event 53
Debut of the Day: Joseph Trinidad
Sat, 16 May 2026
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Event 56
Witi Ihimaera: Swimming Home
Sat, 16 May 2026
10:00am - 11:00am
Event 74
NZ's Economy: Where Next?
Sat, 16 May 2026
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Event 80
New Zealand Gothic
Sat, 16 May 2026
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Event 81
Thammika Songkaeo: Migration and Motherhood
Sat, 16 May 2026
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Event 101
Indigenous Languages, Translation and Meaning
Sun, 17 May 2026
10:00am - 11:00am
Event 106
Writing the Climate Reckoning
Sun, 17 May 2026
11:30am - 12:30pm
Event 119
Love Won, Love Lost, Love Burned Up in Flames
Sun, 17 May 2026
5:10pm - 6:10pm
Event 125
The Waitangi Tribunal - 50 Years
Sun, 17 May 2026
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Event 139
Festival Wrap-Up
Sun, 17 May 2026
6:30pm - 7:15pm
Event 143
The Farmer’s Pyjama Party!
Sat, 16 May 2026
10:00am - 10:30am
Event 146
Figs and their fans
Sat, 16 May 2026
11:30am - 12:00pm
Event 147
Junior Sleuths Wanted!
Sat, 16 May 2026
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Event 148
The Book Doctor Is In!
Sat, 16 May 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Event 149
Beastly Magic
Sat, 16 May 2026
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Event 150
The Book Doctor Is In!
Sat, 16 May 2026
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Event 152
Whiskers & Wild Quests
Sat, 16 May 2026
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Event 153
Kupu Found
Sun, 17 May 2026
10:00am - 10:30am
Event 154
The Farmer’s Pyjama Party!
Sun, 17 May 2026
10:45am - 11:15am
Event 155
Ride along with Lulubug
Sun, 17 May 2026
11:30am - 12:00pm
Event 156
From Page to Parade
Sun, 17 May 2026
10:00am - 10:30am
Event 157
Feathered Findings - Bird spotting stations
Sat, 16 May 2026
10:00am - 3:00pm
Event 157
BookTok Meet-Cute
Sun, 17 May 2026
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Event 158
Feathered Findings - Giselle’s Tour
Sat, 16 May 2026
10:30am - 11:00am
Event 159
Feathered Findings - Giselle’s Tour
Sat, 16 May 2026
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Tuesday, 12 May
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Wednesday, 13 May
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Thursday, 14 May
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Friday, 15 May
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Event 7
Sāmoan Made Simple: Alphabet and Pronunciation
Fri, 15 May 2026
9:15am - 9:45am
10:00
AM
11:00
AM
Event 20
Meet the Canadian Writers
Fri, 15 May 2026
11:30am - 12:30pm
12:00
PM
01:00
PM
Event 27
Tusitala Tales: On Service & Survival
Fri, 15 May 2026
1:00pm - 2:00pm
02:00
PM
Event 10
Debut of the Day: Laura Vincent
Fri, 15 May 2026
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Event 29
2026 Honoured Writer: Bill Manhire
Fri, 15 May 2026
2:30pm - 3:30pm
03:00
PM
Event 11
Worldwide Book Club: Pasifika Literature
Fri, 15 May 2026
3:30pm - 4:00pm
04:00
PM
05:00
PM
06:00
PM
07:00
PM
08:00
PM
09:00
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Saturday, 16 May
08:00
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10:00
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Event 56
Witi Ihimaera: Swimming Home
Sat, 16 May 2026
10:00am - 11:00am
Event 143
The Farmer’s Pyjama Party!
Sat, 16 May 2026
10:00am - 10:30am
Event 157
Feathered Findings - Bird spotting stations
Sat, 16 May 2026
10:00am - 3:00pm
Event 158
Feathered Findings - Giselle’s Tour
Sat, 16 May 2026
10:30am - 11:00am
11:00
AM
Event 51
Industry Insights with The Big Idea: Publisher Edition
Sat, 16 May 2026
11:00am - 11:30am
Event 146
Figs and their fans
Sat, 16 May 2026
11:30am - 12:00pm
12:00
PM
Event 147
Junior Sleuths Wanted!
Sat, 16 May 2026
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Event 148
The Book Doctor Is In!
Sat, 16 May 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm
01:00
PM
Event 149
Beastly Magic
Sat, 16 May 2026
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Event 159
Feathered Findings - Giselle’s Tour
Sat, 16 May 2026
1:00pm - 1:30pm
02:00
PM
Event 53
Debut of the Day: Joseph Trinidad
Sat, 16 May 2026
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Event 74
NZ's Economy: Where Next?
Sat, 16 May 2026
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Event 150
The Book Doctor Is In!
Sat, 16 May 2026
2:00pm - 3:00pm
03:00
PM
Event 152
Whiskers & Wild Quests
Sat, 16 May 2026
3:00pm - 3:30pm
04:00
PM
Event 80
New Zealand Gothic
Sat, 16 May 2026
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Event 81
Thammika Songkaeo: Migration and Motherhood
Sat, 16 May 2026
4:00pm - 5:00pm
05:00
PM
06:00
PM
07:00
PM
08:00
PM
09:00
PM
Sunday, 17 May
08:00
AM
09:00
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10:00
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Event 101
Indigenous Languages, Translation and Meaning
Sun, 17 May 2026
10:00am - 11:00am
Event 153
Kupu Found
Sun, 17 May 2026
10:00am - 10:30am
Event 154
The Farmer’s Pyjama Party!
Sun, 17 May 2026
10:45am - 11:15am
Event 156
From Page to Parade
Sun, 17 May 2026
10:00am - 10:30am
11:00
AM
Event 106
Writing the Climate Reckoning
Sun, 17 May 2026
11:30am - 12:30pm
Event 155
Ride along with Lulubug
Sun, 17 May 2026
11:30am - 12:00pm
12:00
PM
Event 157
BookTok Meet-Cute
Sun, 17 May 2026
12:00pm - 12:30pm
01:00
PM
Event 125
The Waitangi Tribunal - 50 Years
Sun, 17 May 2026
1:00pm - 2:00pm
02:00
PM
03:00
PM
04:00
PM
05:00
PM
Event 119
Love Won, Love Lost, Love Burned Up in Flames
Sun, 17 May 2026
5:10pm - 6:10pm
06:00
PM
Event 139
Festival Wrap-Up
Sun, 17 May 2026
6:30pm - 7:15pm
07:00
PM
08:00
PM
09:00
PM
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