It was a privilege to welcome Witi Ihimaera to QMC today.

According to Witi, this was his first school visit in nearly 30 years, which made today all the more special (for both staff and students). Witi spoke in detail about his life and career, before answering questions from students who have been studying his work in recent weeks.

Year 9 have studied the history around the novel The Parihaka Woman, and Year 10 have studied The Whale Rider (the film and excerpts from the novel) as well as “Big Brother, Little Sister” (the story and the film).

This was a unique experience for the girls and we are so grateful to Witi for his time. Well done to our students for impressing Witi with your insightful questions and answers.