Photo: Melka Oakley TAAH Photography/David Bateman
New Zealand historian and author Dr. Monty Soutar's latest historical novel Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment is an epic historical adventure examining the initial impact of colonisation on Māori. Set in 1818, it blends history with fiction for a realistic view of what Aotearoa was like at the time.
Dr Soutar serves on the Waitangi Tribunal, and in 2015 was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and historical research.
In 2021 he was awarded the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer's Fellowship to write the Kawai series.
