Ali Ikram

Guest writer

Ali Ikram is a writer and broadcaster based in Auckland. During his career as a TV reporter he worked for TVNZ, TV3 and CTV while his columns are published in the NZ Herald and Fairfax newspapers.

Breaking plates and fixing hearts: Ali Ikram on newly honoured ONZM, Dr Hamid Ikram, aka Dad

Breaking plates and fixing hearts: Ali Ikram on newly honoured ONZM, Dr Hamid Ikram, aka Dad

In yesterday's honours list Professor Hamid Ikram was made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit, for services to cardiology and education. His son, Ali Ikram, cheers on an extraordinary Pakistani Cantabrian.

Books: The Monday Extract – Ali Ikram’s Brief Encounter with Keri Hulme

23rd November, 2015

Books: The Monday Extract – Ali Ikram’s Brief Encounter with Keri Hulme

An especially charming extract by Ali Ikram from Tell You What, a selection of the best non-fiction written in New Zealand in 2015.