RiP Hone Tuwhere

Tuesday, 29 January 2008 Books+Publishing

Maori poet Hone Tuwhere has died in Dublin, aged 86. The former Te Mata Poet Laureate, who won Montana NZ Book Awards in 1998 and 2002, was best known for his first published collection, No Ordinary Sun.New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark paid tribute to the ‘distinguished poet, playwright, and...