Legends of Aotearoa

Chris Winitana (Ngati Tuwharetoa/Tuhoe) is a freelance writer and author of numerous Maori-language books. After graduating with a Diploma of Journalism, Chris worked at the Waikato Times, New Zealand Huald and Sunday News. He then returned home and spent seven intensive years learning different aspects of Maori culture from his father, and passing that knowledge on to the younger generation. The books, songs and stage shows that followed received accolades from all quarters. Chris now lives in Turangi with his partner and six of his seven children Andy Reisinger was born in Germany but now resides in New Zealand with his partner. His photographs have been widely published in magazines, books and calendars in New Zealand and overseas, and his work has been shown in a number of exhibitions. Apart from his life as a photographer, Andy has a PhD in physics and currently works full time as a policy analyst in the Ministry for the Environment's climate change programmeWinitana, Chris is the author of 'Legends of Aotearoa' with ISBN 9781869503499 and ISBN 186950349X.