Shilo Kino
Shilo Kino (Ngāpuhi, Tainui) is a journalist who previously worked for the New Zealand Herald. She is passionate about indigenous voices and her debut novel is due out soon with Huia Publishers. Shilo also speaks Mandarin and loves eating hot pot during the winter and dumplings all year round.
Everything By: Shilo Kino
Shilo Kino talks to Briar and Miriama Grace-Smith, co-director and co-art director of the movie Cousins, about story sovereignty and what it’s like having one of the country’s most celebrated writers as your nana.
Shilo Kino, a writer and a TV journalist on Marae, tells us about the five Indigenous wāhine who influenced her life and inspired The Pōrangi Boy, her debut novel.
After experiencing racism in Tauranga firsthand, Shilo Kino discovered the prevalence of racism in the city is fostered by anti-Māori councillors and citizens alike.
