Lino Nelisi | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Avatele, Niue |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Lino Nelisi (born 1952) is a Niuean-born New Zealand author and educator.
Nelisi was born in 1952 in Avatele, Niue. Her father Ugamea Levi was from Avatele, and mother, Peko, was Samoan.[1]
Nelisi was the first Pacific Island student to graduate with a master's degree in education (Pasifika Education) from the University of Auckland Epsom Campus.[1]
Nelisi is a Niue language and culture expert. She began taught in Niue between 1970 and 1977, and in Auckland from the late 1980s.[1]
Nelisi has published in several Pacific languages, including in English, Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Niuean, Tokelauan, Cook Island Māori and Spanish.[1]
In 2015, Nelisi was the writer in residence at St Joseph's School, Otahuhu.[2]
She has published a number of books for children including:
In the AIM Children's Book Awards, O le talo Sione (1993) was a finalist in 1993 and Fishing with Spiderwebs was a finalist in 1995.[3] Tāne te whetū o te rā (and its English translation Tane steals the show) was a finalist in the Picture Book category at the 1998 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[4]