Campbell, Alistair Te Ariki
1925-
Cook Island Maori poet
Campbell was born in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific and is part Cook Island Maori. Orphaned as a young child, he was sent to Dunedin, NZ, and raised there in an orphanage from 1933, in company with his siblings.He has re-established contact with his Cook Islands relatives.
His books include Sidewinder, Sanctuary of Spirits, Mine Eyes Dazzle, Kapiti, and his autobiography, Island to Island.
References
Campbell, Alistair. Island to Island. (Christchurch: Whitcoulls, 1984)New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. 1998 edition, edited by Alister Taylor. (Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Publications, 1998)
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