AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

Deputy Principal at Kaipara College, Brianne Te Paa (Ngāti Kahu, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Te Whānau-a-Apanui) received the Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award for a manuscript written in te reo Māori, Kua Whetūrangitia Tōku Koro. She is the author of the picture books, How My Koro Became a Star and Kua Whetūrangitia A Koro.