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Writers of Māori descent, some of whose writings are related to Māori culture. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:New Zealand writers . It includes New Zealand writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Stewart lived mainly in Wellington, where he founded Tapu Te Ranga Marae at Island Bay in the 1970s. [3] This was a centre for debate and education in Māori culture and protocol and for the redevelopment of native bush [4] until destroyed by fire in 2019. Stewart was president of Ngā Puna Waihanga (Maori Writers and Artists Society) in 1982. [5]
Arapera Hineira Blank (née Kaa; 7 June 1932 – 30 July 2002) was a New Zealand poet, short-story writer and teacher.She wrote in both te reo Māori and English, and was one of the first Māori writers to be published in English.
The first private literary award was the biennial Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award, a short-story competition organised by the New Zealand Women Writers' Society and funded by the Bank of New Zealand, which became available in 1959; [91] [92] this award ran until 2015. [93]
The novel tells the story of a Māori family's attempts to preserve their ancestral land and heritage. The term potiki can mean "youngest child" or "last-born child" in te reo Māori (the Māori language), and the title refers to the character of Tokowaru-i-te-Marama (or Toko), a child who foresees and is impacted by the conflict over the land.
Roma Potiki (born 1958 [1]) is a New Zealand poet, playwright, visual artist, curator, theatre actor and director, as well as a commentator on Māori theatre. [2] [3] [4] She is of Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri and Ngāti Rangitihi descent. [5]
Margaret Rose Orbell CNZM (17 July 1935 – 31 July 2006) was a New Zealand author, editor and academic. She was an associate professor of Māori at the University of Canterbury from 1976 to 1994.
Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler DCNZM QSM (/ ˈ w ɪ t i ɪ h i ˈ m aɪ r ə /; born 7 February 1944) is a New Zealand author.Raised in the small town of Waituhi, he decided to become a writer as a teenager after being convinced that Māori people were ignored or mischaracterised in literature.