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our People

Festival Contributors

It takes a lot of community spirit and generosity to create a community-driven festival! A big shout out to all our people! Click on the profiles below to learn more about the contributors featured in our 2022  programme and our behind-the-scenes crew.

Anna Fifield

Anna Fifield

Journalist/Author

From Pyongyang to Island Bay: An evening with Anna Fifield

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Suzanne Main

Suzanne Main

Junior Fiction Author

Panel member - Darts, Farts & Missing Parts.

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Chris McKeown

Chris McKeown

Photographer

Island Bay Photography Walk

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Faye Tohbyn

Faye Tohbyn

Pilates Instructor

Pilates in the Park with Faye

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James Brown

James Brown

Poet

Panel Member - The Island of the Mind

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Kavita Anand

Kavita Anand

Chef

Kavita's Kitchen Lunch

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Rob Whelan

Rob Whelan

Musician

Performer - Island Bay Musicians Gig Night

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Annette Moffatt

Annette Moffatt

Glorious Gardens Tour Guide

President of the Island Bay Gardening Club

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Richard Medlicott

Richard Medlicott

Online Health Korero & Musician

GP Presenter @ Online Health Korero & Musician

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Mark Ormsby

Mark Ormsby

Kaumatua /Singer

Kaumatua for Island Bay Enhancement Trust, and Singer

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Kevin Jenkins

Kevin Jenkins

Co-Founder of The Cheese Wheel

MC - Artisan Cheese Affair - hosted by The Cheese Wheel

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Brigid Feehan

Brigid Feehan

Junior Fiction Author

Panel member - Darts, Farts & Missing Parts.

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Melanie Heaphy

Melanie Heaphy

Kiddiccino Playground

Kiddiccino & Island Bay Library’s Festival Storytime

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Bronwyn Haines

Bronwyn Haines

Event Organiser

Organiser of Community Centre Events

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Frances Samuel

Frances Samuel

Poet

Panel Member - The Island of the Mind

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Hanne Jøstensen

Hanne Jøstensen

Singer/Songwriter

Performer - Island Bay Musicians Gig Night

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Jo-Elle Gragilla

Jo-Elle Gragilla

eCycle & Art Workshop Host

Hosts of the eCycle/reCycle Open Workshop

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Sofia Robinson

Sofia Robinson

Glorious Gardens Tour Guide

Garden Tour Guide & Organiser

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Michelle Wanwimolruk

Michelle Wanwimolruk

Trustee

Trustee, Island Bay Enhancement Trust and 2022 Chief Festival Organiser

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Alex MacGibbon

Alex MacGibbon

Festival Comms & Branding

Festival Communications & Branding

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Keri & Phillip Porter

Keri & Phillip Porter

Ballroom Dance Teachers

Valentine's Day Ballroom Dancing Class

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James Guthrie

James Guthrie

Junior Fiction Author

Panel member - Darts, Farts & Missing Parts.

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Pauline Nelson

Pauline Nelson

Island Bay Librarian

Kiddiccino & Island Bay Library’s Festival Storytime

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Rose Dohig

Rose Dohig

Event Organiser

Organiser of Community Centre Events

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Nela Patel

Nela Patel

Chai Maker

Nela's Chai - Cooking to Spice up your Health

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Mark Bobb

Mark Bobb

Musician

Performer - Island Bay Musicians Gig Night

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Chris Livesey

Chris Livesey

Chair - Manawa Karioi Society

Lead organiser of the Paekawakawa, Tawatawa and Manawa Karioi reserve walks.

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Nicole Miller

Nicole Miller

A Look Under the Waves

Chair of the Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve Trust and Wellington Underwater Club President.

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Cristin Jamieson

Cristin Jamieson

Trustee

Trustee of the Island Bay Enhancement Trust

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Gwen Thompson-Wellington

Gwen Thompson-Wellington

Festival Wordsmith Extraordinaire

Gwen creates our fun titles & tag lines to make the Festival material "pop".

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