Tīhema Baker
Tīhema Baker (Raukawa te Au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira) is a writer from Ōtaki. His writing often explores the complex interactions between and within te ao Māori and te ao Pākehā, based on personal and professional experience. He is the author of satirical novel Turncoat, which was longlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2024. His next novel, One Day a Taniwha, explores Māori fatherhood and mental health and releases 11 August 2026.
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Verb Readers & Writers Festival 2026 events Tīhema Baker features in: