Tales of the past 2019 Ngaio Marsh Awards finalists
Several tales exploring historic eras are named among this year’s Ngaio Marsh Awards finalists. Now in their tenth season, the Ngaio Marsh Awards celebrate the best of New Zealand crime, […]
London Australian Film Festival review
This year’s London Australian Film Festival offered four days of screenings at the Regent Street Cinema in late June, as well as a special pair of Pride screenings the following […]
Jane Campion Casts Cumberbatch and Moss
After a decade of being absent from the big screen, Academy Award-winner New Zealander Jane Campion is readying her first feature since 2009’s Bright Star. Campion will next direct […]
NZ writer Harley Hern named Commonwealth Short Story Prize regional winner
New Zealand writer Harley Hern has been named the regional winner for the Pacific in the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, for her story ‘Screaming’. Hern’s story, about two friends […]
Study links value of the arts in guarding against depression
Regular visits to the cinema, theatre or to museums dramatically reduce the chances of becoming depressed in older age (50+) a study has found. This UK study is based on […]
Air New Zealand UK New Zealander of the Year Award 2019
Congratulations to FANZA board member Colleen Toomey who has been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Air New Zealand UK New Zealander of the Year Award for her expertise and selfless contribution to […]
Full house for FANZA Opera Extravaganza!
October saw FANZA join forces with Goodenough College in central London to host a fabulous evening of opera before an enchanted capacity audience. The Great Hall’s acoustics were perfect for […]
Geoffrey Robertson Lunches with FANZA Members
More than 100 friends of FANZA and JUSTICE enjoyed riveting anecdotes fom the maverick barrister and passionate defender of press freedom and human rights over a delicious lunch at Spring […]
Poet Nina Powles Wins New UK Prize
Wellington-born Nina Powles is one of the three recipients of the inaugural Women Poets’ prize, which aims to celebrate the empowerment of women and reward “creatively ambitious practitioners who are […]
Cast Announced for BBC’s ‘The Luminaries’ Adaptation
Eleanor Cotton’s award-winning novel The Luminaries is to be adapted for television by the BBC. Set on New Zealand’s South Island against the backdrop of the 1860s gold rush, the […]