Ben Brown Te Awhi Rito Visits

Ben (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Koroki, Ngāti Paoa) writes children's books, non-fiction, poetry and short stories for children and adults. 

Born in Motueka (1962), the father of two has been a tobacco farm labourer, tractor driver and market gardener. Since 1992, he has been a publisher and writer, collaborating with the illustrator, Helen Taylor, in most of his 17 publications. Ben is a regular in the Read NZ Te Pou Muramura's Writers in Schools programme.

Many of Brown's books have a strong New Zealand nature background. Ben entertained the Year 5-8 students with colourful stories and Maori legends.