Te pānui o Te Awhi Rito — Te hā, te kupu, te kōrero

Ben Brown (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Koroki, Ngāti Paoa) the current Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador reflects on reading and his time as Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador.

Ben 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.

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0:00:00 Tauparapara o Te Awhi Rito
0:01:56 Born as dumb as a box of rocks
0:03:13 Our formative years
0:04:27 Showing kids the ropes
0:10:46 Narratives of life
0:12:28 We imagine ourselves into existence
0:15:07 Life at school
0:17:45 Storytellers ruled the world
0:22:30 Māori eye for innovations
0:23:34 Tell stories from the beginning
0:31:15 Being a writer and ambassador
0:42:30 Te Awhi Rito growing network of potential and support
0:45:27 School libraries
0:47:14 Reading literacy levels
0:49:40 Talking to Claudette Hauiti of Radio Wātea
0:52:20 Tell your children stories every day