Courtney Sina Meredith

Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick is a collection of poetry by Courtney Sina Meredith. Meredith has established a local and international reputation as a performer, poet, musician, and playwright. Her work is an ongoing discussion of contemporary urban life with an underlying Pacific politique and an educated, politically aware, international voice.

Courtney Sina Meredith is one of New Zealand's most talented and influential authors. Burst Kisses On The Actual Wind will find an eager audience. Paula Morris, award-winning author MNZM of 'Rangatira' and 'Queen of Beauty', writes, "Everyone thinks you dream in foreign prose. Everyone stands in front of you like a mirror." Courtney Sina Meredith has grown a distinctive voice....

Tail of the Taniwha is a collection of short stories by writer, poet, and playwright Courtney Sina Meredith. It builds on the themes and ideas of her signature publications, Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick and the award-winning play, Rushing Dolls. Tail of the Taniwha pushes at the boundaries of written storytelling through its use of unusual graphic arrangements and...

This showcase of five lively, smart, thoughtful writers promises to be a valuable and very readable contribution to New Zealand's cultural, social and political discourse. It is housed within a small, covetable, high-quality hardcover book complete with colour illustrations. Life On Volcanoes offers a unique perspective through the voices of Tze Ming Mok, Tui Gordon, Tulia Thompson, Ruth Larson, and...

Follow Tupaia as he grows up in Ra'iātea, becoming a high-ranking 'arioi and master navigator. Join him as he meets up with Cook in Tahiti and sails as part of the crew on the Endeavour across the Pacific to Aotearoa. Witness the encounters between tangata whenua and the crew as the ship sails around the coast, and discover the important...