Wordcore Wayfinders

12 Feb 2026 Poetry Takeover 5-8 pm  Free – No tickets required Aotea Square Poetry Takeover - Aotea Square 2026  Poetry Takeover Auckland Live Summer in the Square Enter a living canvas of words, movement, and sound.   A vibrant, multi-sensory spoken word experience celebrating Tāmaki Makaurau’s diverse poetry communities, hosted by MC Renee Liang - playwright, essayist, and poet.  Discover an eclectic mix of styles and voices: slam, Pasifika, te reo Māori, migrant perspectives, experimental works, and youth poets. Unleash your own creativity! Prompting poets to create spontaneous poems in real time and poetry karaoke covering classic works.   Explore a kaleidoscope of activities: wander through chalk poetry, browse a market of books and zines, create blackout poetry on the Poet-tree, and craft visual poems with collage stickers and words..   Full line-up and schedule to be released in January - stay tuned.  Proudly supported by Auckland...

 Illuminated Horizons will be back in 2026 with a new collaborative project and show. We are partnering up with Te Puna Creative Hub and excited to announce we have support from Creative Henderson-Massey to deliver a series of MasterClasses and Trio workshops to produce the show.  We have also set up official office at Click Studios and partnered up with Corban Estate Art Centre to run a series of workshops there and rehearse for the show in their Cellar Space. If you want to get involved, if you are interested in intermedia storytelling, impact storytelling or want to participate in our upcoming projects let us know, we are an open door community with a growing number of activations, projects and free workshops.  Expression of Interest - If you want to get involved with a Wordcore Project or Illuminated Horizon Show fill in this form and we will get back to you