Tusiata Avia

Donna Tusiata Avia (born 1966) is a New Zealand poet and children's author. She has been recognised for her work through receiving a 2020 Queen's Birthday Honour and in 2021 her collection ''The Savage Coloniser'' won the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. ''The Savage Coloniser'' and her previous work ''Wild Dogs Under My Skirt'' have been turned into live stage plays presented in a number of locations. Provided by Wikipedia