Maori writer, & NZ's first major poet; site offers information on the poet's life, works (No Ordinary Sun, Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories, Shape-Shifter), & poems; winner of Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement

Biographical article on novelist Janet Frame, who was born in Dunedin in 1924 and wrote Owls Do Cry, The Lagoon, Faces in the Water, Scented Gardens for the Blind, The Edge of the Alphabet, etc; part of the nzedge.com web site

Writer of children's books including Thor's Tale, Soldier in Yellow Socks, Gardening for Kids, Hope's Rainbow etc

Brief write-up on New Zealand author Keri Hulme; works include The Silence Between, The Bone People, Lost Possessions, Te Kainau/The Windeater, Strands and Bait

Organisation which supports and promotes children's writers; based in North Shore; conducts workshops & other events; publishes a newsletter

Author and motivator based in Taradale, Napier; Roche turned from teen stripper & prostitute to medical doctor, author & motivator; has written the books `Bent not Broken' and `Life on the Line'; available for motivational speeches, keynote addresses

Literary portal site; has news, reviews, events, info for writers, awards, opinion pieces, literary links, links of NZ publishers etc

Collection of links on the above topic; part of the New Zealand Book Council web site

Trial project to set up an electronic gateway to poetry resources in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Pacific region; based in the University of Auckland; has info on authors, essays & interviews, poems online, links, and so on

Internet archive of XML texts & images with a predominantly New Zealand & Pacific Island focus; partners include University of Virginia Library, National Library of New Zealand, New Zealand Micrographic Services New Zealand Book Council etc