Aotearoa New Zealand’s iconic and longest-running arts and literary journal honours its milestone 250th issue with a new name, a stunning new design and 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 special spring 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 and artists 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.