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writer, illustrator, historian, researcher and academic whose work includes bilingual picture books, history books and conference papers. Several of her books have been shortlisted for or won awards and she herself has received a number of awards, grants, fellowships and writing residencies. She
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Whaanga has received a number of awards, including the Choysa Bursary for Children's Writers in 1988, Te Ha Award for Māori Writers in 1991, QEII Literary Fund Incentive Grant in 1991, Te Waka Toi New Work Grant in 2002, the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Fellowship in Māori History in
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Zealand History Research Trust Fund Award in 2003. Her expertise has been recognised in her appointments as judge for the Aim Children's Book Awards (1993–94) and the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (1997–98).
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Whaanga's writing includes history books, bilingual picture books, conference papers, articles, poetry and reviews. Her artwork has also featured in exhibitions in New Zealand and Australia.
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After leaving school, she had various jobs including laboratory assistant, sales rep and tutor before returning to study as a mature student. She studied Te Reo Māori
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Legend of the Seven Whales of Ngāi Tahu
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for literature. In 2011, Mere Whaanga also received the Storylines
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on Māori land law. Her doctoral research was supervised by
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