FLINT & STEEL | volume 07 - on recovery, repair, and reconciliation

This year's theme was chosen in December 2019, long before we had heard the now ubiquitous acronym "COVID-19," months before we all decided we never wanted to hear the word "unprecedented" ever again.

But as the voices in this magazine point out, we were breaking and in need of recovery in many places prior to March 2020. The work of repair and reconciliation is ongoing for all of us. From political polarisation and the way we interact with nature to childhood trauma and mental health battles, the stories in the magazine offer a hopeful invitation to make restoration part of the way you live.

Involving ourselves in broken, messy situations is hardly ever easy or cost-free. But choosing to be part of the work of recovery is an act of hope. The repairer starts with two things: what currently is, and a vision of what could be. The stories in this year's magazine describe how New Zealanders are already making that vision a reality.

DETAILS:

At 6:45pm you'll have the chance to hear a bit more about the heart behind the magazine, followed by a conversation and Q+A with one of the contributors to this year's magazine, Te Karere Scarborough. He'll be discussing the ideas and themes drawn from his article Repairing the Fabric of the Universe.

Platters of food will be freely available and the bar will be open for you to purchase drinks.

AUTHOR:

Te Karere Scarborough - is a poet, writer and media personality. After 15 years in the community sector, developing and running programmes for the Parenting Place, he has recently started studying his two great passions full-time through Te Hāhi Mihinare; te reo Māori and theology. Alongside this, he is an appointed trustee for his hapū board, Whatitiri Māori Reserves Trust, Oati Trust, and Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau social service provider, Te Whare Ruruhau o Meri. Married to Chloe (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki), they live in Tāmaki where they bring up their children Pāora, Hinewai and Māhina.

Flint & Steel Volume 07 will be available to purchase at the launch, or pre-purchase when you get your ticket.