Authors

Graeme Matthews has been professionally photographing the New Zealand landscape since 1983.

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Steph Matuku (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa) is a freelance writer from Taranaki. She enjoys writing stories for young people, and her work has appeared on the page, stage and screen. Her first two novels, Flight of the Fantail and Whetū Toa and the Magician were Storylines Notable Books. Whetū Toa and the Magician was a finalist at the 2019 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. In 2021, she was awarded the established Māori writer residency at the Michael King Centre where she worked on a novel about post-apocalyptic climate change.

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Rev Dr Reupena Maulolo is a respected CCCS minister, theological educator, and researcher with decades of ministry experience in both Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Paul Maunder has worked in theatre and film as writer and director, winning many awards. He has published a book of short stories (Tornado- Maitai River Press), a reflection on the Pike River disaster (Coal and the Coast, CUP) and a study of NZ Community Theatre (Rebellious Mirror, CUP). He has written articles for various publications, both local and international, and many of his stories have been read on radio He is involved in his local community and in national political organisations.

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Dr Te Kahautu Maxwell (Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau ā-Apanui, Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Maniapoto) is a professor in Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato. He is a renowned for his knowledge of mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, is a licensed translator and interpreter, and is a recognised composer and kapa haka exponent. He is also active in research and community and iwi activities, revitalising Māori language, knowledge and practices, and is a respected member of many regional and national boards and organisations.

Carne Maxwell lives in Auckland with her husband and two teenage children. Carne's profession as an artist led her to expand into the world of writing. One of her favourite times is sitting at a computer, visually seeing her stories unfold as her fingers tap away. Designing the covers and inside layouts puts the finishing touches to her work.

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