Join our creative community.
Join our creative community.
Networking Event
Our next Moana Creative Business Network event will be held at Four Shells Kava Lounge on July 11 from 7pm-9pm! Click this link to register your interest and receive ticketing information. See you soon! 🙌🏼🌺💜✨
Poetry Workshop at Haven, Avondale
POETRY WORKSHOP supported by I Love Avondale and Manawaka Ao
Adults (18+) are warmly invited to join Danielle Kionasina for a morning of talanoa, creativity and cultural connection. If you are interested in developing your writing skills within a supportive community of creatives, this workshop is for you.
On the day, you will be guided through the healing process of gathering upu (words) that represent your relationship with the moana. With awhi from writer, poet, journalist, artist and kaiako Danielle Kionasina, you will gain confidence in your writing ability and the value of your voice. You will leave with a unique piece of poetry and a deeper understanding of literary devices such as rhyme and metaphor.
Learners of all ability levels are welcome. Wherever you are on your writing journey, you are encouraged to utilise this nourishing space.
When? July 13th, 10.30am-12.30pm
Where? Haven, 1855 Great North Road, Avondale, Auckland 1026
All materials provided.
Writers’ Group
Registrations for our writers’ group are open whānau! 🌊
Our first meeting will be FREE to attend. Limited spaces. ❤️
Join our monthly meetings to share your upu, build your community, gather valuable feedback and learn through rich talanoa.
When? 10.30am-12.30pm, Saturdays (starting in July)
Where? Four Shells Kava Lounge, Auckland CBD
Poetry Workshop for Tamariki (10-13yrs)
FREE EVENT
Tamariki (10-13yrs) are warmly invited to celebrate Matariki through shared storytelling!
Join Samoan/Welsh writer, poet, journalist, artist and kaiako Danielle Kionasina for a morning of talanoa, play and creativity. Learners of all ability levels are welcome.
Moana Creative Business Network Inaugural Event
The inaugural MCBN event will take place at APRA AMCOS on Thursday the 9th of May from 7pm-9pm! You are warmly invited to connect with an inspiring group of Pasifika and Māori creatives and entrepreneurs. Our evening will be focused on uplifting talanoa and informal, collaborative activities. Light refreshments will be provided.
Avondale Library Adults Creative Writing Workshop
“Tagata Atamai was created to amplify the voices of the Moana. If you want to tell your own story or be inspired by someone else’s, this is the place for you. Wherever you are on your writing haerenga (journey), you are welcome to join our community of storytellers for a morning of talanoa, creativity and learning.”
- Danielle Kionasina, CEO of @tagataatamai
Creative Writing Workshop
Talofa lava Tagata Atamai aiga!
I am excited to announce that our next creative writing workshop will take place at Te Manawa (11 Kohuhu Lane, Westgate) on the 3rd of February from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Tickets are $25-$50 each (you choose what you pay) and there are limited spaces. The first 10 tickets are available from today! Please email daniellekionasina@gmail.com to secure yours.
More details about our kaupapa:
This is a Creative Writing workshop that is designed for adults who would like to enhance their writing skills. Learners will be provided with a culturally nourishing space to be creative as part of a diverse community of storytellers. Tagata Atamai Writing Workshops are intended to be inclusive of writers who are at varying stages of their learning journeys.
What to expect:
✍🏼 Creative writing
🌊 Sensory activities
🌺 Connection
🌴 Community
Writing Workshop #3: Taonga/Measina Series
This is a Creative Writing workshop that is designed for adults who would like to enhance their writing skills. Learners will be provided with a culturally nourishing space to be creative as part of a diverse community of storytellers. Tagata Atamai Writing Workshops are intended to be inclusive of writers who are at varying stages of their learning journeys.
Writing Workshop #2: Taonga/Measina Series
Fa’afetai tele lava Auckland Libraries for sponsoring this wānanga. It means the world to me to make creative learning experiences more accessible to our community.