Fiction writer. He / him. Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Whakaue, Pākehā. Winner of the Hubert Church Prize for Fiction for my story collection Home Theatre. My novel The Carnivore Diaries is forthcoming in 2026. Views my own.
www.anthonylapwood.com
Anthony Lapwood
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They came from the SPCA as a bonded pair and are very caring towards each other. Marama is a couple of years older and quite outgoing. Whetū is a shy sweetheart and looks to Marama for guidance.
To be fair to Nicola Willis, when the Government doesn't care for evidence or advice on policy, or for living up to its obligations to tangata whenua, the environment and future generations, then public service agencies really can be cut back to a couple of people with rubber stamps #NZpol
Celestial "sisters": Welcoming Marama and Whetū to our whare. Marama (🌝) is a luminescent grey-and-white like the moon (with a wee milk moustache) and Whetū (⭐) is black as deep space with a white star on her chest.
#catsky #aotearoapets
Regular reminder that industrial music is extremely queer. Eg:
"Run by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher, who were business partners and a gay couple, Wax Trax! formed its own label in 1981. Its first pressing was a 7-inch single by the iconic drag queen Divine."
#Pride 🏳️🌈🤘
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Absolutely thrilled to be chatting with Ingrid Horrocks and Lawrence Patchett about their brilliant new story collections. Join us to examine the human heart and the art of the short story, on 27 July.
#pukapuka @modernletters.bsky.social @thwupbooks.bsky.social
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There is no way of cutting backroom staff without affecting frontline staff and the service you receive and how this Government keeps being allowed to spout this bullshit unchallenged is beyond me.
Here’s the full rundown on cuts to our arts and culture funding agencies over the next four years: it’s looking grim
Anthony Lapwood
Some supposed literary classics haven't aged well but The Picture of Dorian Gray never gets old.
A selection from speeches from the debates on the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Recognition Act 2021.
Any journos reading this feel free to ask any of the speakers whether they stand by these comments made less than five years ago.
At the second reading:
Nicola Grigg:
