Patricia Grace
Bird Child Part 2
Set in pre-european Aotearoa as an expectant mother and her Iwi make a perilous escape through the forest pursued by the hoariri - the enemy. Audio
Bird Child Part 3
The story, told through the eyes of an unborn child and a Kaka bird is set in pre-european Aotearoa and involves an expectant mother and her Iwi as they flee through the forest and across a mighty awa… Audio
Bird Child Part 1
We are with with an expectant mother, making a life or death escape through the forest, pursued by the hoariri - the enemy. Audio
Bird Child Part 1
We are with with an expectant mother, making a life or death escape through the forest, pursued by the hoariri - the enemy. Audio
Review: Bird Child & Other Stories by Patricia Grace
This beautiful new collection by Patricia Grace is divided into three sections, each positioned from a different time or context, writes Jade Kake.
From the Centre - Pt 10
Patricia explores the writing process for her novel Chappy but is distracted by the declining health of her mother and the need to hold firm to land which was being earmarked for roading. Audio
From the Centre - Pt 8
Patricia is greatly pleased to finally see the opening of the new wharenui Te Heke-mai-raro at Hongoeke marae. Audio
From the Centre - Pt 7
Patricia is impressed by Noel Hilliard's Maori Girl and sets out on the path towards becoming a writer herself. Audio
From the Centre - Pt 6
Patricia and Dick become engaged and soon are married. Their life together gets underway both doing their country service teaching in rural schools. Audio
From the Centre - Pt 5
Patricia wins a scholarship to St Marys College, Wellington and finds that she is one of only two maori in the school. Audio
From the Centre - Pt 4
Patricia finds that she feels most at home when she visits Hongoeka bay. Audio
From the Centre - Pt 3
It wasn't till Patricia started school that she realised that she was maori. Audio
From the Centre - Pt 2
Patricia turns over her earliest memories living close to Wellington zoo in the years before world war two. Audio
From the Centre - Pt 1
From the Centre, that has been described as the remarkable memoirs of a remarkable writer, and goes on to say she is one of New Zealand's most prominent and celebrated Maori fiction authors and a… Audio
Patricia Grace - From The Centre
Patricia Grace is one of this country's most celebrated writers. She has published seven novels and seven short-story collections, as well as a number of books for children and works of non-fiction… Audio
Film and TV: Supernova, Blackbird, Cousins
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about three new movies in the cinemas: Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, Blackbird, a US drama that stars New Zealand's Sam… Audio
'One on One' - with Whaea Liz Hunkin and Patricia Grace
In 2016 Mana Elizabeth Hunkin and Patricia Grace were honoured at Creative New Zealands Te Waka Toi Awards. From the Te Ahi Kaa Archives, Whaea Liz Hunkin talks teaching the Maori language learning… Audio
Le Moana at the Measina Festival
The fourth Measina Festival includes Le Moana's Watercress Tuna & the Children of Champion Street a multi-media show based on a children's story by Patricia Grace, and a series of dances based on the… Audio
Patricia Grace challenges Public Works Act
Renowned author Patricia Grace had already won a legal battle against the government which was threatening to take her land for a Kapiti road - now she is challenging the Public Works Act itself. Audio
