Coming together for shared community
Wai-te-ata Press celebrates Chinese New Year 2020 with community and cultural treats.
Wai-te-ata Press is a space to explore books and print in all their myriad forms.
In the new knowledge economy, "book" might be a four-letter word, but it's also an endlessly fascinating and seductive material object. Books provide a fascinating window on the world, whether you create, consume, or preserve them.
Chocolate ink an act of kindness
Can you print with chocolate? An out-of-the-box brief from Whittaker's sparks print-making experiments for World Kindness Day.
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Dragon Tails 2019
Discover Dragon Tails 2019, and explore Translation and Transformation at the 6th Australasian conference on Chinese diaspora history. Image credit: 'Tupuna I' by Kim Lowe.
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Chinese Scholars’ Studio
Discover Chinese-New Zealand cultural history through various activities, such as printing with our unique collection of newly restored Chinese heritage types.
Feature Publication
Find out why The Wai-te-ata Companion to Poetry (WCP) is a finalist in the 2017 Manly (NSW) international Artists’ Book Awards competition.
Feature Digital Project
Plunge into our augmented reality Literary Atlas mobile app to experience a different kind of poetic journey along Wellington’s famous waterfront Writers’ Walk.
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Artist books to meet new audiences
2020 is off to an exciting start: Wai-te-ata Press’ artist books are being showcased nationally and internationally.
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Chocolate ink an act of kindness
Can you print with chocolate? An out-of-the-box brief from Whittaker's sparks print-making experiments for World Kindness Day.
Upcoming events
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National Poetry Day: Hindsight is 20/20 Plus
Taste the letterpress revival at Wai-te-ata Press on National Poetry Day. Drop into RB006 between 1-4pm to typeset and hand-print a found poem.