Wellington historian wins $25k award

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 9 October 2024

Have you ever heard of the prophet and outlaw Hakaraia Mihaka? Historian Mark Derby has just been awarded $25,000 to write about him. Mark won this year's Copyright Licensing NZ and The New Zealand Society of Authors' Writers award for the project. 

Mark smiles at the camera. He stands in front of a hedge wearing a black shirt and glasses.

'Frontline Surgeon: New Zealand Medical Pioneer Douglas Jolly' is written by Mark Derby and published by Massey University Press. Photo: Supplied