Mat Tait

Mat Tait is a New Zealand author, illustrator, artist and cartoonist. His book Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the 2023 New Zealand [Book Awards for Children and Young Adults].
Tait was a judge for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2025.

Publications

As writer and illustrator

''Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku''

As illustrator

The Adventures of Tupaia by Courtney [Sina Meredith]
The Heading Dog who Split in Half: Legends and Tall Tales from New Zealand by Michael Brown