Peter Gossage Biography

Peter Gossage Biography

Peter Gossage was a wonderful author and illustrator that was born in  Remuera in Auckland on 22 october 1946, as child his nickname was gossy or mekon. All of his book were about Maori legends. His job was at an advertising agency working producing maori motifs for tv commercial was noticed by publisher, who Told him he should write a book so he did it was called how maui found his mother published in 1975. As a child Peter's mother and father inspired him. When he went school he was Academically excellent, until the fifth form. Then he  discovered beer and girls.

In his lifetime peter wrote and illustrated more than 20 books about maori legends, He also worked as a display artist at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and as a graphic designer and scenic artist at TV2.

In 2013, Peter was awarded the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book for How Maui Slowed the Sun.

Sadly  He died after an undisclosed illness on July 30, 2016 at the age of 69. it was heartbreaking for his whole family and NZ, Peter Gossage will be for remembered for writing and illustrating  great maori stories, his beautiful art and loving and kind mind  By Jacob Seamark