NZSA Auckland Branch Meeting
Friday 1 November at 6.15 pm
Room 1211, level 12, AUT Tower,
Cnr of Rutland and Wakefield St, City Central.

Witi Ihimaera (Wh?nau a Kai, Ng?ti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a M?haki) is the hard-working author of M?ori fictions, including Tangi, The Matriarch, Bulibasha, The Oarihaka Woman and Sleeps Standing. Four of his novels have been made into feature films; he co-produced two of them. His work includes a memoir series, M?ori Boy and the recently published Native Son, and he will begin his third, Indigenous Envoy, next year. He has also edited anthologies of work by M?ori Writers. He is patron of the 100 Books In Te Reo project, with four books to be released next year.

Witi joins us in November to talk about his latest memoir and his years living as a working writer.

Drinks and supper provided.
Koha appreciated.

Our venue is room 1211, level 12, AUT Tower, Cnr of Rutland and Wakefield St, City Central. We acknowledge the venue sponsorship of the Masters in Creative Writing at The Centre for Creative Writing, AUT. There is street parking handy as well as the Aotea Square car park. The venue is within easy walking distance for those using public transport.