We are extremely proud of and grateful to our wonderful Patrons, who are some of the most respected leaders and practitioners in the New Zealand arts community. They were a great source of advice and inspiration for us at our inaugural festival in 2015 and we couldn’t be happier that they are with us again this year.
Penny Hulse
Councillor, Auckland City / Former Deputy Mayor
Sam Neill
Actor and Wine Maker
Clare de Lore, Lady McKinnon
Honorary Consul,
Republic of Rwanda
Wanjiku Kiarie Sanderson
Kenyan – New Zealand
playwright, actor
Professor Michael Neill
Shakespearean scholar and actor
Dame Jenny Gibbs
New Zealand arts patron
Professor Annie Goldson
University of Auckland,
documentary film maker
Oscar Vaito’elau Kightley
MNZM, New Zealand actor
and playwright
Witi Ihimaera
Author
Gregory Fortuin
Former Race Relations
Concilliator
Celia Wade-Brown
Former Mayor,
Wellington City
