Going deep with Going West: An audio taonga for book-lovers arrives online

The oldest independent literary festival in Aotearoa is putting its massive back-catalogue online. Going West’s producer James Littlewood explains why – and what’s next. February, 2020. We’d just pulled together a crack team and were poised to launch into full-blown planning when the virus hit and we went into lockdown. Suddenly, the future ceased to … Read more

Launching the whale: At the unveiling of America’s Cup boat Te Aihe

The first of Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup boats was officially launched this morning. James Littlewood wandered down to the Viaduct at 6.30 on a cold, wet, Friday morning to see what all the fuss was about. The new boat hung in the drizzle looking not like a boat. But weird, like a ski boot, … Read more