Learners of Aquila High School in Fisantekraal were scared – and some in tears – last Thursday morning after taxi owners in balaclavas threatened to set the Golden Arrow bus they were about to board on fire.
Have you seen the 2024 Ockhams Books Awards longlist? It’s a great big juicy list full of Aotearoa New Zealand writing. Here’s what the experts have to say about longlisted titles in the fiction and poetry awards categories.