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May 10, 2026 at 1:00 pm
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May 10, 2026 at 1:55 pm
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Radical thinker, satirist, explorer, and author of Erewhon, arguably the first great New Zealand book, Samuel Butler left a significant mark on Aotearoa’s literary history during his short time here. Join Butler scholar and author of Haunted by Erewhon Roger Robinson as he tells the missing story of Butler’s time in New Zealand. In conversation with Featherston Booktown Chair Peter Biggs, Roger will bring to life the four formative years that shaped Butler’s mind, his art, and his prescient vision of the modern world.