Taipei International Book Exhibition 2015 - New Zealand update

Making a splash in Taipei

Peter Dowling reports from Taipei

Crowds thronging the pavilion, strong turnouts for author events, publishers tied up in meeting after meeting: the Taipei International Book Exhibition is proving a busy experience for the New Zealand contingent. 

The large Guest of Honour pavilion has been standing room for a number of cultural performances, with hundreds showing up for performances by Ngā Kete Tuku Iho's performance group and its wood carvers also drawing many onlookers. 
 

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Source: Publishers Association of NZ

New Zealand makes spectacular Taipei debut

Peter Dowling reports from Taipei

New Zealand's landmark Guest of Honour participation at the Taipei International Book Exhibition is underway. 

Muriwai Ihakara, Creative New Zealand's Senior Manager Māori Engagement, blessed the national stand in the Taipei World Trade Center on Wednesday morning with a large delegation of New Zealand and Taiwanese publishers, authors, illustrators and officials in attendance. 

After the official opening, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou spent time on the New Zealand stand with his large entourage - taking time to peruse the book displays and the live exhibition of Māori carving by Ngā Kete Tuku Iho carvers Arekatera Maihi (pictured left) and James Teepa. 

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Source: Publishers Association of NZ

New Zealand Guest of Honour at the Taipei International Book Exhibition

Gearing up for Taipei 2015

Peter Dowling reports from Taipei

There's a buzz in the air at the World Trade Center exhibition hall in Taipei, as crews work to prepare stands and displays before tomorrow's official opening of the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE).

New Zealand's Guest of Honour stand is taking shape - and how. The space for the busy seminar programme is framed by three giant, stylised tokotoko (orator's sticks) constructed in reinforced paper, around which publishers have now filled their shelves with a wide range of New Zealand books.

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Source: Publishers Association of NZ