MichaelKing
- Author
Michael King was widely recognized as a leading chronicler of Aotearoa and its people. King wrote over 30 books, ranging from Māori culture to the bestselling The Penguin History of New Zealand. In 1974 he presented landmark documentary series Tangata Whenua. Later his books fuelled documentaries about writers Frank Sargeson and Janet Frame, while King himself was the subject of 2004's The History Man.
Screenography
Biography
When writer and historian Michael King died in 2004 at age 58, The NZ Herald wrote that "the man who explained so much about the people of New Zealand leaves a formidable body of literature, a plain language, accessible history likely to endure and a faith in his country".
Awards
1975 Feltex Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Writing (shared with Michael Noonan for The Longest Winter): for Tangata Whenua
“You can't understand your country and your culture unless you know its history.”
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