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Apr 18, 2010 · Duff’s own much-loved father, Gowan, who died two-and-a-half years ago, was a Pakeha research scientist. His mother, Kuia Hinau, a Maori woman.
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Alan Duff's Pakeha father, Gowan, was a forestry research scientist who married Kuia Hinau. They lived in a state house in Rotorua with seven children. Alan's mother left the family when he...
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Duff, Alan (1950– ), is a novelist, newspaper columnist, polemicist and cultural phenomenon. Son of scientist Gowan Duff and Kuia Hinau (of Ngāti Rangitihi and Tūwharetoa), and grandson of Oliver Duff, he was born and raised in a state housing area in Rotorua. After his parents separated when he was 10, Duff lived with a Māori uncle and aunt at Wha...
Readers of Duff's fiction often question how many of his characters and stories are based on his own experiences. Duff's memoir,Out of the Mist and the Steam (1999), may answer some of those questions. In 1991, Duff was awarded the Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship. In the same year, Once Were Warriors was awarded second place at the Goodman Field...
Alan Duff's profile on ANZLDuffy Books in Homes– The Alan Duff Charitable FoundationAlan Duff was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, the son of forestry scientist Gowan Duff (1910–1995), known as Pat, and Hinau Josephine Duff (née Raimona), known as Kuia, of Ngāti Rangitihi and Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent, and grandson of writer Oliver Duff (1883–1967).
Oct 16, 2024 · "Duff, Alan" published on by Oxford University Press. (1950– ).is a novelist, newspaper columnist, polemicist and cultural phenomenon. Son of scientist Gowan Duff and Kuia Hinau...
Son of scientist Gowan Duff and Kuia Hinau (of Ngati Rangitihi and Tuwharetoa), Duff has been an outspoken commentator on Maori affairs, and was the driving force behind the Books in Homes scheme, which aims to make books available to underprivileged children at minimal cost.' (Sourced from New Zealand Book Council, http://www.bookcouncil.org ...
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Son of scientist Gowan Duff and Kuia Hinau (of Ngāti Rangitihi and Tūwharetoa), he has been an outspoken commentator on Māori affairs, and was the driving force behind the Books in Homes scheme, which aims to make books available to underprivileged children at minimal cost.
