Airana Ngarewa

Born and raised in Pātea, Airana Ngarewa (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngārauru, Ngāruahine) writes about Māori affairs for The Spinoff. His writing has also been published by RNZ, NZ Herald, Newsroom and Landfall. He won the short story and poetry competitions at the Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Awards in 2022. His debut novel The Bone Tree held the #1 NZ Fiction spot for twelve weeks overall. The Pātea Boys is his playful and poignant new collection of bilingual short stories.