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Seventy books later and
Bishop is still creating
Award-winning
children’s book author
and illustrator Gavin
Bishop tells New
Zealand’s stories for
children. He talks
to reporter Emily
Moorhouse about
his lifelong passion
for art, his first time
seeing his books on
sale and using his
grandchildren’s ideas
for new books
GAVIN BISHOP knew he
wanted to be an artist when he
was four.
Seventy-two years on, more
than 70 published books and
countless national awards later,
he is continuing to do just that.
Bishop was born in
Invercargill, but moved to
Christchurch to study at the
Canterbury University School
of Fine Arts and graduated with
an honours degree in painting
in 1976.
He then became an art
teacher at Te Aratai College,
formerly Linwood College,
before moving to Christ’s
College, when another art
teacher suggested he write a
book for children.
“It was kind of weird because
it was just out of the blue that
PROLIFIC: Gavin Bishop in his in-home studio with two of his recent books Atua and E Hoa, and with Mr Fox in 1982.
PHOTOS: KAREN CASEY, CHRISTCHURCH CITY LIBRARIES
this person said this and it
struck a chord with me,” Bishop
said.
“I suddenly realised that was
something I’d been thinking
about doing for a really long
time, but I had never got around
to doing it.”
English publishing company
Oxford University Press (OUP)
expressed it was looking for
material that had a “strong
New Zealand flavour” and had
representatives visit Wellington
at the time.
Bishop liked the idea of this,
as he hadn’t grown up reading
New Zealand books.
“When I was a child all of
the books I read came from
England, Australia, America
mainly. It was a very exciting
proposal.”
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Ten students made under 18
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‘Writing books for our children with
stories about us is really important’
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So Bishop got in contact with
OUP and made a start on his
first book about a sheep, as sheep
farming was a major industry in
the 1980s. He called it Bidibidi.
However, the book took a few
years to publish as Bishop had to
learn how to write and illustrate
for children, something an OUP
editor helped him with.
The second book Bishop wrote
he set in Linwood, where he was
still teaching, and even used the
old Edmonds baking powder
factory on Ferry Rd as one of the
major buildings in the book. He
called it Mrs McGinty and the
Bizarre Plant.
Bishop said writing this book
was “much more straightforward”
as he began to get the
hang of creating stories for children,
and it was even published
before Bidibidi.
Bishop continued to teach
art, while working on his books
at the same time, often in the
school holidays and at night after
dinner.
In 1998, he decided to pursue
writing and illustrating books
full-time. He remembers handing
in his letter of resignation
to the headmaster at Christ’s
College.
“He rung me up and said ‘are
you sure you want to do this’ and
I said ‘yup’ and he said ‘would
you like me to tear the letter up’
and I said ‘no, I’m really going to
go ahead with this’.”
That year Bishop wrote a book
called The House that Jack Built,
which looked at the impacts of
colonialism on New Zealand.
“It was very successful and
in fact it’s being used still, in
schools. That’s a book that’s been
around for quite some time and
looks as if it’s going to be still.”
Bishop recalls the moment he
knew he wanted to be an artist at
the age of four when a signwriter
came to the small town of
Kingston, south of Queenstown,
where he lived.
The signwriter came to paint
some signs outside the Kingston
pub – which has since burnt
down – and while he was there,
he was asked to paint a big mural
on the wall above the bar.
Bishop hadn’t seen a real
painting before and was allowed
to go and watch the signwriter at
work.
“I used to stand watching him
paint this big scene of the lake
up on the wall and I found that
absolutely magical,” he said.
“That’s when I think I thought,
that’s what I want to do.”
Because Bishop was taller than
most kids his age, lots of adults
would tell him he should become
a policeman.
“That’s all you had to be, you
didn’t have to be fit or smart
or clever or anything like that,
you just had to be tall and I
would say ‘I don’t want to be
a policeman, I want to be an
artist’.”
DREAM JOB: Gavin Bishop knew he wanted to be an artist when he was four-years-old,
after watching a signwriter paint a mural at the local pub in Kingston.
PHOTO: KAREN CASEY
Bishop remembers the first
time he saw his book on sale at
the old Whitcoulls on Cashel St,
which was demolished after the
earthquakes.
“I can remember walking
through there and seeing my
first book for sale and they had
a mountain of it, they had like
a hundred or more copies all
stacked up and stacked on the
floor I think.”
He can’t remember if it was
Bidibidi or Mrs McGinty and the
Bizarre Plant, but he asked the
shop assistant if they wanted
him to sign the books.
“I sat down and spent ages
signing these books, and what
was wonderful was they all sold
quite quickly and they had to get
some more in,” he said.
Bishop works from his studio
at his Cashmere home with
his wife Vivien, who he met at
art school. She was also an art
teacher, for Avonside Girls’ High
School.
When asked what she thought
about his achievements he
laughed and said he didn’t know.
“We don’t talk about it much,
it’s just part of our lives.
“Sometimes I’ll grab her to
look at my work and get her to
tell me what she thinks is wrong
with it,” he said.
Bishop and Vivien have
three daughters and three
grandchildren, who have all
grown up reading his books.
On a couple of occasions
his grandchildren have made
suggestions for books they would
like to read, which Bishop has
carried out.
When his grandson George
was four he asked Bishop why
he hadn’t written a story about a
digger.
“He said ‘well I think you
FAMILY: Gavin Bishop with
his daughter Alexandra and
his book Chicken Licken
in 1984. PHOTO: CCL
should write a book about a
digger because I’d like to read it’
and I thought ‘oh okay’,” Bishop
said.
Soon after Bruiser was
published, a book about an
angry digger that becomes
caring and sensitive towards the
end of the story.
Bishop said when he first started
authoring children’s books, he
was keen to write his own stories
about things he wanted to write
about.
He has stories based off his
Māori whakapapa and has rewritten
old fairy tales. However,
in recent years, he has been
commissioned to write books by
his publishers, which he said has
been a new challenge.
His latest book is called E Hoa,
with te reo Māori and English
versions available. It is part of a
series for very young children,
which will be released on
Wednesday.
The book aims at showing
children how to talk about
feelings through a friendship
between a child and their dog.
Bishop tends to work on one
book at a time, preferring to
finish one concept before moving
onto the next.
He said his work can become
quite consuming and often has
a hard time switching off from
thinking about his books.
“I’m always working on it, it’s
hard to let it go.”
Of the 70-plus books Bishop
has created, several have
been translated into different
languages, mostly to other
European languages, but recently
he has had some translated into
Asian languages.
Bruiser has been translated
and sold in China, Taiwan
and Korea and another book
called Teddy One Eye, which is
a disguised biography about his
life seen through the eyes of his
teddy bear, has been translated
and sold in China.
“I don’t hear from anyone in
China who has read it but the
fact that it’s been reprinted a
couple of times means that it’s
obviously selling well enough,”
he said.
Bishop believes a country is
made up partly by its literature
and arts, something he thinks
New Zealanders tend to forget
– instead, getting carried away
with devotion to sport.
“I think in a hundred years
time people will still know who
Kiri Te Kanawa is and who Janet
Frame was and who Joy Cowley
was. They’ll still know those
people because their work will
still be speaking to the people in
the future.”
When asked if he thought he
would ever have more than 70
books published he admitted
he just started and “sort of kept
going”.
It never occurred to him how
successful he would be, although
it was “nice to be recognised”
through various awards, he said.
He has recently been named
a finalist in the Publishers
Association of New Zealand
2022 awards for best children’s
book, which will be announced
in September. He has previously
won two PANZ awards for
the best use of illustration in
a children’s book in 2000 and
2009.
When asked if retirement was
approaching at the ripe old age
of 76, he laughed and said he
wouldn’t know what to do with
himself if he stopped creating
books.
“At the moment I’m managing
to produce work that’s okay and
I’ll keep going while I’m doing
that. I mean it keeps me alive, it’s
challenging and it’s interesting
and I get to meet interesting
people,” he said.
“Writing books for our
children with stories about us is
really important.”

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A word from Ilam MP
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Learning about trees
Five-and-six-year-old pupils from St
Joseph’s School have been learning
about New Zealand native birds
and trees, junior school leader Anna
Alfano said. After visiting Riccarton
Bush, the children were inspired to
help Dennis McMurtrie bring back
to life Papanui Bush (Bridgestone
Reserve). Dennis has made it a
retirement project to restore the
reserve to its former glory. The
school’s youngest and newest
members, Ayva and Seán (above),
planted a Totara tree with Dennis.
Junior school children then worked
alongside Dennis to plant some
native bush, which was donated by
Zealandia.
Winter is in full swing, and I know
how challenging things are right now
for many in our community with the
increased cost of living.
The fundamentals of our economy
are strong at present. Unemployment
is at a record low, exports are up, and
our economic activity has continued
to grow over the past year. But, with
inflation rising around the world and
the war in Ukraine driving up fuel
prices, cost of living pressures are
making things tough for many Kiwis.
In order to fight inflation and ease
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This extension is one way we can
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There’s no easy fix for the cost of
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We will continue to support Kiwis
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cagy, cay, clay, cleg, gal, gale, gay, gel, lac, lace, lacy,
lag, lay, lea, leg, LEGACY, ley, lye, yea.
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4. Continually annoy (6)
9. Foreshadow (4)
10. Not logical (10)
11. Acknowledge (6)
12. Log-in identification (8)
13. Cut up (9)
15. Ursine creature (4)
16. Serenaded (4)
17. Restraint (9)
21. Cellar (8)
22. Geological left-over (6)
24. Incognito (10)
25. Succulent plant (4)
26. Sounds alike (6)
27. Youngsters (6)
Decoder
Down
1. Italian dumplings (7)
2. Brushed leather (5)
3. Foolish (7)
5. National song (6)
6. Embellishment (9)
7. Stutter (7)
8. Quarrelsome (13)
14. Genuinely (9)
16. Wrench (7)
18. Intense fire (7)
19. Disastrous (7)
20. Save from danger (6)
23. Tunnel (5)
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Harass, 9. Bode, 10.
Irrational, 11. Accept, 12.
Username, 13. Dissected,
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22. Fossil, 24. Undercover,
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Rescue, 23. Shaft.
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fit, get, gift, GIFTED, git, ted,
teg, tide, tie, tied, tig.
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Pot-roast chicken wings
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Serves 4-6
Ingredients
1 tbsp butter
2kg chicken wings
1 garlic bulb
2 leeks
20 button mushrooms
2 carrots
2 tbsp olive oil
375ml dry white wine
500ml chicken stock
1 bunch tarragon
Directions
Preheat the oven to 220 deg
C. Turn the wings under the
chicken and truss for roasting.
Rub the chicken with the butter
and whole garlic bulb, halved,
then season.
Place leeks (chopped into
3cm pieces), carrots (chopped
into 3cm pieces), mushrooms
and more garlic in a roasting
dish. Place chicken on top of
vegetables, drizzle with olive oil
and then pour the wine around
the chicken (not over the top).
Roast for 30min, then pour
the hot chicken stock around the
chicken. Reduce the oven to 180
deg C, roast for another 30 to
45min.
Lift out the chicken and
vegetables (keep covered and
warm) and strain the pan juices
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Add the tarragon leaves and
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Roasted cherry tomato
quiche with chickpea
crust
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
Chickpea crust:
¾ cup (135gm) dried chickpeas,
soaked in cold water overnight,
or 400gm tin cooked chickpeas,
rinsed, or 1 ½ cups cooked
chickpeas
¼ cup (35gm) fine brown rice
flour
2 tbsp tapioca flour or glutenfree
organic cornflour
½ tsp gluten-free baking powder
1 and ½ tbsp olive oil
½ tsp fine sea salt
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500gm cherry tomatoes, cut in
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2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp finely chopped thyme
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 large free-range eggs
¾ cup (185ml) coconut, almond
or rice milk
½ cup firmly packed basil
leaves, finely shredded plus
extra, to serve
2 tsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp finely chopped chives
2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf
parsley
½ tsp fine sea salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper
Directions
Drain and rinse chickpeas.
Place in a saucepan and cover
with plenty of fresh cold water.
Bring to the boil, skimming off
any foam that rises to the surface.
Reduce to a simmer and cook for
25-35 minutes or until tender but
not falling apart. Drain well and
set aside to cool slightly. Preheat
oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 32 x
12 cm loose-bottom fluted tart tin
or a 23cm round loose-bottom
tart tin.
Arrange tomatoes cut-side-up
on an oven tray, scatter with garlic
and thyme, drizzle with olive
oil and season well with sea salt
and freshly ground black pepper.
Roast for 30min or until tender
and slightly dried.
To make the crust, pulse chickpeas
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Press evenly into the tin, lining
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Add delicious blue cheese
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Serves 4
Ingredients
Filling:
25g butter
1 leek, sliced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
4 chicken thighs, diced to 1cm
thickness
¼ cup flour
1 cup chicken stock
2 Tbsp lemon zest
2 tsp Dijon mustard
100g blue cheese, crumbled
Pastry:
500g puff pastry
1 egg whisked with 1 Tbsp water
2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
Directions
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In a heavy-based pot, melt the butter.
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SCHOOL OPTIONS - early & middle years 2022
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in their community.
Our school environment is one where
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students are safe and have the confidence to
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Phone: 03 322 8735
Email: admin@oaklands.school.nz
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SCHOOL OPTIONS - early & middle years 2022
Empowering
girls to learn,
live and lead
Bridget Compton-Moen is head of St
Margaret’s College Junior School, which
caters for girls in Years 0-6.
Having joined SMC in January of
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School.
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and leadership. As part of this a Junior
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“I’m thrilled to be working alongside our
incredible students and staff, and I look
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There also seem to be a number of people who seem to turn up
to every single viewing you have, but don’t apply for anything.
So where to from here? Well this is where your reputation and
marketing really comes in. What will make your rental property
stand out in a competitive market? We use a professional
photographer to ensure we can show the property to its best
What does your Auction campaign package include?
• Trademe.co.nz | Silver package
• BeSeen | Digital Google Display Ads & Google
retargeting
• Professional Photography
• Social Media | Facebook & Instagram
• Detailed Buyer’s Information File
• LIM & Title
• Auctioneers Fees
• For Sale Signboard • Open Home Brochures
• Just Listed Flyers • Database Direct Marketing
Your property will also appear on multiple websites
including:
• trademe.co.nz • raywhite.co.nz • realestate.co.nz
• trademe.co.nz • homes.co.nz • oneroof.co.nz
• juwai.com • hougarden.com
How does this work?
Upon your home selling unconditionally (whether at or
after the Auction) with our agency and we will take the
cost of the $1,999 Auction campaign off your selling fees!
Vanessa Golightly,
Business Owner
and Licensee Agent
Ray White Papanui
027 664 9292
The rental market is changing - again
potential, as they say a picture is worth a thousand words. We
also add a good description and make it easy for tenants to
enquire and book in for a viewing.
Equally important is that tenants want to rent from you. This
week alone we have had two phone calls into the office from
tenants who are renting through private landlords asking
us to manage the property they are renting - that is not the
tenants decision of course, but there is a real shift with tenants
understanding the value of renting through a good property
management company.
While the rent amount is of course always an important factor,
we still need to ensure that the property is financially viable for
a landlord as if it ends up costing them too much they may have
no choice but to exit the rental market and then we end up back
in a cycle where we once again have a shortage of properties
for tenants to rent!
Katrina Green,
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
Ray White Papanui
7 Winston Avenue | Level 1
(above Black & White Coffee Cartel)
Contact Us
03 352 0567
papanui.nz@raywhite.com
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