James Waerea (1940 – 2019) was a New Zealand Māori cartoonist, author and illustrator of Ngati Kahungunu and Te Arawa descent. [1] [2]
While Waerea was a primary school teacher, he began writing and illustrating the series of children's books Pukunui. [1] There were four books in the series. In 2009 an American animation company began republishing his books. [1] He was cartoonist for New Zealand Truth from 1991, his last cartoons appearing in the early 2000s. [3] [4]
Diamond notes that Waerea called 'Maori to account' but his cartoons deployed 'a whimsical humour' which defused 'tension around sensitive issues'. [3]
Waerea died in 2019. [2]
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James Waerea (1940 – 2019) was a New Zealand Māori cartoonist, author and illustrator of Ngati Kahungunu and Te Arawa descent. [1] [2]
While Waerea was a primary school teacher, he began writing and illustrating the series of children's books Pukunui. [1] There were four books in the series. In 2009 an American animation company began republishing his books. [1] He was cartoonist for New Zealand Truth from 1991, his last cartoons appearing in the early 2000s. [3] [4]
Diamond notes that Waerea called 'Maori to account' but his cartoons deployed 'a whimsical humour' which defused 'tension around sensitive issues'. [3]
Waerea died in 2019. [2]
Search for work by James Waerea on DigitalNZ