Gregory O'Brien is a Wellington-based poet, painter and art writer. With photographer Bruce Foster, he recently completed a book about Central Otago – Tailings (forthcoming from Ugly Hill Press) and at the end of this year a book chronicling his 16 years of collaborative art-making with John Pule, This must be the island, is being published by Massey University Press. An exhibition based upon his book-length meditation on the Pacific, Always song in the water, will be shown at Gow Langsford Onehunga over summer 2026-27 before touring to two museums in Japan.
Aotearoa New Zealand
Review of Books
The Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books publishes long-form reviews of local fiction, nonfiction and poetry. We’re a platform for in-depth discussions of contemporary literature, society and culture, featuring established and emerging reviewers from the South Pacific.