Thank you to everyone who attended this sold-out event.
The brilliant Trent Dalton will be in conversation with Bret McKenzie to discuss his big-hearted, gritty, magical and moving new novel, Lola in the Mirror in this special fundraiser for The Wellington City Mission.
There will be books sales and signings afterwards, thanks to our friends at Unity Books.
Lola in the Mirror is a big, blackly funny, violent, heartbreaking and beautiful novel of love, fate, life and death, and all the things we see when we look in the mirror, written by one of Australia’s bestselling authors.
All tickets to this event include a donation portion that will be passed on directly to The Wellington City Mission (WCM) for their new building project, Whakamaru; all you need to do is turn up and enjoy the evening!
$25. ALLOCATION SOLD OUT. Your $5 WCM donation within this ticket price can help provide a community space to drink coffee and chat by contributing to the pay-what-you-choose Café build.
$30. ALLOCATION SOLD OUT. Your $10 WCM donation within this ticket price can help provide shower and washing facilities by contributing to the Laundry build.
$50. ALLOCATION SOLD OUT. Your $30 WCM donation within this ticket price can help provide free groceries by contributing to the new Social Supermarket build.
TRENT DALTON is a two-time Walkley Award–winning journalist and the international bestselling author of Lola in the Mirror, Love Stories and All Our Shimmering Skies. His books have sold over 1.3 million copies in Australia alone. The adaptation of his debut novel, Boy Swallows Universe, became Australia’s most watched Netflix TV show within three days of release and broke Top 10 lists in 60 countries across the world. He lives in Brisbane with his wife and two daughters.
About The Wellington City Mission
Empowering, transforming, and creating fullness of life for Wellingtonians who need support, The Wellington City Mission (WCM) provides free holistic assistance for anyone who needs it, regardless of religious belief, age, gender, ethnicity, or social background. The WCM supports a broad range of people, treating everyone with dignity, respect, and without judgement.
Whakamaru
The completion of Whakamaru in late 2024 marks a significant milestone for the WCM, launching a transformative 24/7 residential and community hub. Whakamaru, will feature a pay-what-you-choose Café, free laundry facilities, an accessible Medical Centre, a new Social Supermarket, Financial Mentoring and Social Work services, 35 supported transitional housing apartments, and more.
Whakamaru, a name gifted by mana whenua, means 'to shelter and to protect', and is set to be a life changing space for our city; for both the manuhiri who need access to WCM services, and the volunteer community who collaborate alongside them.
Your donation to Whakamaru through this Verb x WCM collaboration supports the completion of an iconic inclusive community hub where every Wellingtonian belongs, and there is ‘no us and them’.