Abstract
Aotearoa New Zealand’s iconic and longest-running arts and literary journal honours its milestone 250th issue with a new name, a new design, gorgeous cover art by Fiona Pardington and an exciting bumper issue. Landfall Tauraka 250 is filled to the brim with contributions from emerging and established writers and artists. This beautiful, collectable edition sings with many voices in a wide-ranging celebration of imaginative thought and creativity.
Alongside the finest new writing, art and reviews from across the motu, the commemorative 250th issue debuts the Landfall Tauraka Craft Interview – a kōrero between Bill Manhire and editor Lynley Edmeades – and features reflections from cherished writers on the journal’s enduring impact. It also announces the winners of three major literary awards: the 2025 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize, judged by Robert Sullivan; the 2025 Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award, judged by Chris Tse; and the 2025 Landfall Tauraka Essay Prize, judged by Tina Makereti.
Landfall Tauraka was founded in 1947 as a periodical dedicated to New Zealand poetry, fiction, essays, art, criticism and reviews. The journal has been in continuous publication for nearly 80 years. In that time, it has become a living taonga, a record of creative and critical expression in Aotearoa, and a platform for an extraordinary range of voices. More than 2500 contributors have appeared in its pages, together producing almost 9000 pieces of work.