Mat Tait
Mat Tait | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Language | English |
| Genres | Cartoons, illustration |
| Website | mattait |
Mat Tait (born 1970) is a New Zealand author, illustrator, artist and cartoonist.[1][2] His book Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[3][4]
Tait was a judge for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2025.[5] Tait's 2026 book Kupe and the Great Octopus of Muturangi was nominated for the Russell Clark Award for Illustration and the original te reo Māori version Kupe me te Wheke nui a Muturangi was nominated for the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award in the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[6]
Publications
[edit]As writer and illustrator
[edit]- Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku (Allen & Unwin, 2022)
- Kupe and the Great Octopus of Muturangi (Allen & Unwin, 2026)[7][8]
As illustrator
[edit]- The Adventures of Tupaia by Courtney Sina Meredith (Allen & Unwin, 2019)[9]
- The Heading Dog who Split in Half: Legends and Tall Tales from New Zealand by Michael Brown (Potton & Burton, 2015)[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mat Tait : comics, art, illustration". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ↑ "Mat Tait". Annual Annual | NZ.
- ↑ "Bilingual book takes top honours at Children's Book Awards". RNZ. August 10, 2023.
- ↑ Tang, Eda (August 11, 2023). "Bilingual book wins New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young adults". Stuff.
- ↑ "Judges". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ↑ Mabey, Claire (2026-06-10). "All the finalists in the 2026 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ Trudgeon, Bee (2026). "'As long as it's on our own terms': an interview with Mat Tait". The Sapling.
- ↑ The Spinoff Review of Books (2026-04-01). "'Exiled to the op shop': Mat Tait on the book he lied about reading". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
- ↑ "The Adventures of Tupaia". RNZ. September 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Comic artist brings tall tales, legends to life". Stuff. February 2, 2016.
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