Mat Tait

Mat Tait
Born1970 (age 55–56)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
GenresCartoons, illustration
Websitemattait.com

Mat Tait (born 1970) is a New Zealand author, illustrator, artist and cartoonist. 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.

Tait was a judge for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2025. Tait's 2026 book Kupe and the Great Octopus of Muturangi was nominated for the Russell Clark Award for Illustration and the original te reo Māori version Kupe me te Wheke nui a Muturangi was nominated for the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award in the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Publications

As writer and illustrator

As illustrator

References

  1. ↑ "Mat Tait : comics, art, illustration". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Mat Tait". Annual Annual | NZ.
  3. ↑ "Bilingual book takes top honours at Children's Book Awards". RNZ. August 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ Tang, Eda (August 11, 2023). "Bilingual book wins New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young adults". Stuff.
  5. ↑ "Judges". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  6. ↑ Mabey, Claire (2026-06-10). "All the finalists in the 2026 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  7. ↑ Trudgeon, Bee (2026). "'As long as it's on our own terms': an interview with Mat Tait". The Sapling.
  8. ↑ The Spinoff Review of Books (2026-04-01). "'Exiled to the op shop': Mat Tait on the book he lied about reading". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  9. ↑ "The Adventures of Tupaia". RNZ. September 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Comic artist brings tall tales, legends to life". Stuff. February 2, 2016.