Welcome to The Story Collective...

A home for stories and storytellers in Otautahi-Christchurch, New Zealand, and beyond...

We are creating community through the magic of storytelling. A community that heals, inspires, listens, learns, grows and laughs together. All are welcome. Here’s our space for you to find out about workshops, story circles and other events we are offering. You will also discover resources and ways to connect with others working with story in various ways. Enjoy!
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8–17 November Necessary Traditions Festival

Rekindle is bringing Christchurch the very first "Necessary Traditions Festival", packed with all sorts of resourceful and creative traditions to support and encourage us to live well. The Story Collective will be there, offering the chance to experience some traditional storytelling with our own Sharon Moreham.

7 December Natural Born Storytellers: "Traditions"

Join us for the last session of the year where we will be hearing stories about traditions of every imaginable kind. We will also have some celtic music to get us into the party mood. You can be part of it - to listen or to tell.

March 2019 Shonaleigh Cumbers

Get ready for some traditional Jewish storytelling from authentic 'Drut'syla' Shonaleigh Cumbers. She was very popular when she came in 2014 and now she is returning with a bumper package of story events. Not to be missed! We are taking bookings now!

NEWS FLASH!   If you are interested in story  – check out this book!

What is The Story Collective all about? Listen to our very own Sharon Moreham, as she explains in PechaKucha  style.

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“It's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible."
Alan Rickman