Mat Tait Explained

Mat Tait
Birth Place:	Christchurch, New Zealand
Language:	English
Genre:	Cartoons, illustration

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]}

Publications

As writer and illustrator

• Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku (Allen & Unwin, 2022)

As illustrator

• The Adventures of Tupaia by Courtney Sina Meredith (Allen & Unwin, 2019)^[5]
• The Heading Dog who Split in Half: Legends and Tall Tales from New Zealand by Michael Brown (Potton & Burton, 2015)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mat Tait : comics, art, illustration . 2023-08-19 . National Library of New Zealand.
2. Web site: Mat Tait. Annual Annual | NZ.
3. Web site: Bilingual book takes top honours at Children's Book Awards. August 10, 2023. RNZ.
4. Web site: Bilingual book wins New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young adults. Eda. Tang. August 11, 2023. Stuff.
5. Web site: The Adventures of Tupaia. September 13, 2019. RNZ.
6. Web site: Comic artist brings tall tales, legends to life. February 2, 2016. Stuff.