Speak Out East (Community Poetry)

Speak out East is a community-driven project aimed at utilising unused wall spaces throughout Botany Town Centre to showcase poetry from various community groups. East Auckland is a culturally vibrant community reflected in groups of locals who are eager to express their background and get involved in the areas they live. The project invites our community cultural groups to represent their experiences of living out East in their native tongue, providing moments of reflection, fostering connections and inspiration for visitors to the centre.

Featured poems throughout Botany Town Centre:

• Half Moon Bay by Fu Jinzhi - on behalf of the Chinese community 

• Tōku Kuia - My Grandmother by Roimata Prendergast, Sally Ama, and Trina Lealavaa-Ama- on behalf of the Māori and Pasifika community

Speak Out East is a project delivered by Arts Out East generously supported by Botany Town Centre, Arts Out East, Te Tuhi and the Howick Local Board.