Witi IhimaeraTe Whanau A Kai | DCNZM, QSMWriter
Witi Ihimaera is the first Māori writer to publish both a book of short stories and a novel, Witi considers ‘the world I’m in as being Māori, not European,’ and his fiction has always grown out of this perspective.
18 Nov 2009
The Arts Foundation and Forsyth Barr have announced the 2009 Laureate Award recipients. They are: LYONEL GRANT carver; WITI IHIMAERA, writer; CHRIS KNOX, musician; RICHARD NUNNS, musician specialising in Maori instruments, and ANNE NOBLE, photographer.
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2009
Witi Ihimaera accepts his 2009 Laureate Award from, and is interviewed by, fellow Laureate Ian Wedde
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2006
Excerpt from the Royal New Zealand Ballet's production of "The Wedding". The rugby scene in rehearsal in 2006.
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