Listen "Westport Wāhine: Becky and Mel"
Episode Synopsis
When singer Mel Parsons and author Becky Manawatu exploded onto the Aotearoa arts scene, there was nowhere more proud than Westport. Mel and Becky grew up in and around Westport and were in the same year at Buller High School. Both of them have recently launched exciting new work: Sabotage and Kataraina. Anika Moa (Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri) asked two of Aotearoa’s best how much they inspire each other and what it is in the Westport water.Recorded at the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival on 11th May 2025.https://www.booktown.org.nz/
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