Contacts
Questions or enquiries? Feel free to get in touch, we're here to help.
Phone: +64 4 473 0149
Fax: +64 4 471 1164
Email: nzfestival@festival.co.nz
Office hours: 8.30am–5.30pm, Mon–Fri
Office address
Level 1
264 Cuba Street
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
Postal address
PO Box 10113
Waterloo Quay
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
Patron
The Governor-General, Her Excellency
The Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy, GNZM, QSO
Tāwhiri Trustees
Geoff Dangerfield ( Chair)
Elizabeth Kerr MNZM
His Worship, Andy Foster, Mayor of Wellington
Anna Kominik
Charles Royal (Marutūahu, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngā Puhi)
Susan Freeman-Greene
Wayne Mulligan (Te Āti Awa, Taranaki, Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāti Maniapoto)
Allan Frost
Tāwhiri Leadership Team
Executive Director – Meg Williams
nzfestival@festival.co.nz
Creative Director – Marnie Karmelita
nzfestival@festival.co.nz
Director Ngā Toi Māori - Mere Boynton
mere.boynton@tawhiri.nz
Head of Programming / Deputy Executive Director – Angela Green
angela.green@festival.co.nz
Head of Audience & Partnerships – Amy Dewes
amy.dewes@tawhiri.nz
Head of Technical & Production – Paul O'Brien
paul.obrien@festival.co.nz
Programming
Senior Producer – Sasha Gibb
sasha.gibb@tawhiri.nz
Associate Producer – Lauren Day
lauren.day@festival.co.nz
Producer – Eleanor Strathern
eleanor.strathern@festival.co.nz
Writers Programme Manager – Claire Mabey (Verb)
claire.mabey@festival.co.nz
Audience & Partnerships
Philanthropy Advisor – Margie Beattie
margie.beattie@tawhiri.nz
Audience & Partnerships Coordinator – Madeline Bush
madeline.bush@tawhiri.nz
Ticketing & Sales Manager – Sasha Tilly
sasha.tilly@tawhiri.nz
Marketing Campaign Lead – Arpita Dutta
arpita.dutta@tawhiri.nz
General Enquiries
Please contact - reception@tawhiri.nz
Accounts
Please contact - accounts@tawhiri.nz
With thanks to
New Zealand Festival of the Arts Artist Advisory Panel (Elizabeth Kerr, Faiumu Matthew Salapu, Tānemahuta Gray, James O’Hara, Paula van Beek)
Justin Lester
Arts Activators
Workplace Ambassadors
Volunteers and Interns
Ngāti Toa Rangatira Iwi
Arts Access Aotearoa
Deaf Aotearoa
The Blind Foundation
Blind Citizens
Newtown Community Centre
Access and Inclusion Programme
Consultation Groups