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Peter Wells. Image: Supplied.

Peter Northe Wells, 1950-2019

Steve Braunias farewells Peter Wells.

By Steve Braunias | 26th February, 2019

Peter Wells

Hello Darkness, Goodbye Peter

Jeremy Hansen pays tribute to author Peter Wells, who died yesterday – exactly a week after the launch of his final book, Hello Darkness, a memoir of living with his fatal illness.

By Jeremy Hansen | 19th February, 2019

Hello Darkness: the final instalment recording Peter Wells’ life with cancer

Hello Darkness: the final instalment recording Peter Wells’ life with cancer

The fifth - and final - instalment of Peter Wells’ diary of life with cancer.

By Peter Wells | 9th May, 2018

Hello Darkness: Peter Wells’ life with cancer, part 4

Hello Darkness: Peter Wells’ life with cancer, part 4

The fourth instalment of Peter Wells’ diary of life with cancer, republished from his private Facebook with permission.

By Peter Wells | 10th April, 2018

Peter Wells’ partner Douglas Lloyd Jenkins waits at the hospital. Photo: Peter Wells

Hello darkness: Peter Wells’ life with cancer, part 3

The third instalment of Peter Wells’ diary of life with cancer, republished from his private Facebook with permission.

By Peter Wells | 21st February, 2018

Hello darkness: Peter Wells’ life with cancer, part 2

Hello darkness: Peter Wells’ life with cancer, part 2

The second instalment of Peter Wells' diary of life with cancer, republished from his private Facebook with permission.

By Peter Wells | 18th January, 2018

Hello darkness: Peter Wells on finding himself in the cancer ward

Hello darkness: Peter Wells on finding himself in the cancer ward

Acclaimed New Zealand author Peter Wells' diary 'talking about what I saw, was going through, thought' since his cancer diagnosis.

By Peter Wells | 7th December, 2017