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Meet the panelists: Erick Brenstrum | October 18 event

By Neil

Hear former New Zealand Geographic columnist, Erick Brenstrum, at our upcoming Climate Event.

Many of you may know Erick Brenstrum through his regular contributions to the New Zealand Geographic, which he wrote for 27 years, or his regular appearances on Radio New Zealand Nights program.

Meteorologist Erick Brenstrum has also worked for the New Zealand Meteorological Service for 43 years as a forecaster and educator. He has written about weather and climate for a number of newspapers and magazines. He is the author of the acclaimed The New Zealand Weather Book and Thalassa, a book of poems. He has lectured on meteorology at Victoria University.

Erick is one of our esteemed panelists at our free author kōrero at Ngā Puna Waiora | Newtown Library to discuss various reactions to climate change.

Friday 18th Oct

6-7pm

Ngā Puna Waiora | Newtown Library

Our other esteemed panelists are:

Mandy Hager

Mandy Hager is a multi-award winning author. In 2019 she received the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, for life-time achievement and a distinguished contribution to NZ’s literature for young, Strays and Waifs, is the first in an adult thriller series set on the Kapiti Coast.

Frances Mountier

Frances Mountier (Tangata Tiriti) is a climate justice activist and writer living in Newtown with her partner and children. Her writing has appeared in Turbine Kapohau, Sport, Takahē, JAAM, Hue & Cry, and Renegade House. This year, she is the Loxley Award recipient, asking "Is it time for a Climate Justice Union for Aotearoa?" She is working on a series of personal essays exploring parenthood, the housing crisis, climate justice, and possibilities for organising.

Tim Jones

Tim Jones was born in England, grew up in Southland and lives in Te Whanganui-a-tara / Wellington. He was awarded the NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship in 2022. His recent books include poetry collection New Sea Land (Mākaro Press, 2016) and climate fiction novel Emergency Weather (The Cuba Press, 2023). His poem "All the Summer" is included in Koe: An Aotearoa ecopoetry anthology, ed. Janet Newman and Robert Sullivan (Otago University Press, 2024).

You can borrow the books from various panel members by following the links below.