Shilo Kino
Shilo Kino (Ngāpuhi, Waikato-Tainui) works as a journalist for Marae TV. Her writing has been published by the Guardian as well as many Aotearoa outlets. Shilo is passionate about indigenous voices and speaks fluent Mandarin; she is a member of the Asia New Zealand Foundation Leadership Network of young leaders strengthening ties with Asia.

'I wrote The Pōrangi Boy for kids like me': Shilo Kino on her debut novel
Sometimes being Māori feels like you’re on the sideline watching, and then someone chucks you the ball and you want to play along but you don’t really know the rules.