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Author Spotlight Q&A: Zeb Nicklin
He kaiako reo Māori ahau ka 18 ngā tau e mahi ana. Ko te reo Māori he wāhanga ōku e whai oranga ai au i te ao nei otiia, te tuhi pakiwaiatara he wāhanga ōku e whakaea nei i ōku hiahia, hei kai mā tōku ngākau. Koia hoki pea hei koha māku ki te ao […]
Author Spotlight Q&A: Airana Ngarewa
Born and raised in Pātea, Airana Ngarewa (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine) is a teacher and writes about Māori affairs for The Spinoff. His writing has also been published by RNZ, NZ Herald, Newsroom and Landfall. He won the short story and poetry competitions at the Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Awards in 2022. The Bone […]
Books grounded in Te Ao Māori win big at PANZ Book Design Awards
A story of contemporary Māori art from the 1950s to the present day, which contains more than 200 artworks by 110 Māori artists, has been judged the best-designed book in Aotearoa at the 2023 PANZ Book Design Awards ceremony. Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art edited by Nigel Borrell and designed by Tyrone Ohia, […]
Author Spotlight Q&A: Brianne Te Paa
Brianne Te Paa is a Deputy Principal at Kaipara College. She has a Bachelor of Education and a Diploma in Te Pinakitanga ki Te Reo Kairangi. She is connected to the people of Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whātua, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Te Whānau-a-Apanui. Brianne is passionate about learning and working with young people, and she […]
Author Spotlight Q&A: Tīhema Baker
Tīhema Baker (Raukawa te Au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, and Ngāti Toa Rangatira) is a writer and Tiriti o Waitangi-based policy advisor from Ōtaki. He has a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington, for which he wrote this novel. Kia ora […]
Author Spotlight Q&A: Arihia Latham
Arihia Latham (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) is a writer, creative, māmā and rongoā practitioner. You will recognise her from literary festivals all over the motu, where she has performed her powerful poetry and chaired incredible events with a range of writers, from emerging to Aotearoa’s literary greats. A fierce kaitiaki of the taiao and […]