Witi Ihimaera
Overview
Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler, DCNZM
, QSM
(born 7 February 1944), generally known as Witi Ihimaera (icon), is a New Zealand
author, and is often regarded as one of the most prominent Māori writers alive.
Ihimaera was born near Gisborne
, a town in the east of New Zealand
's North Island
and is of Māori descent (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) and Anglo-Saxon descent through his father, Tom.
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
, QSM
Queen's Service Order
The Queen's Service Order was established by Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1975, awarded by the government of New Zealand "for valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector, whether in elected or...
(born 7 February 1944), generally known as Witi Ihimaera (icon), is a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
author, and is often regarded as one of the most prominent Māori writers alive.
Ihimaera was born near Gisborne
Gisborne, New Zealand
-Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped...
, a town in the east of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
and is of Māori descent (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) and Anglo-Saxon descent through his father, Tom.
Unanswered Questions
Discussions
Quotations
Alas, being a New Zealander is such an exquisite dilemma.
Fulbright New Zealand Keynote speech, November 2005 Includes full speech transcription.
We bow only to the highest mountain.
The Rope of Man, epilogue, ISBN 0790008947