Join former cage fighter-turned-writer Airana Ngarewa; award-winning journalist, broadcaster and survivor advocate Ali Mau; esteemed author Elizabeth Knox ONZM; renowned mental health advocate Dr Hinemoa Elder MNZM; Poetry Slam champion and filmmaker Matariki Bennett; academic and award-winning memoirist Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku; and artist and activist Tāme Iti, as they respond to the provocation, ‘Any Last Words?’ in this star-studded Festival Gala.

Hosted by Johny O’Donnell.