Miriama was born in Christchurch in 1973. Behind dusty orange hills, ... Miriama Kamo is an award-winning journalist. But the wait paid off – well sort of. Sunday TVNZ and Marae Ambassador for Pillars and Endometriosis NZ On #zerowaste journey, winning - mostly.. Broadcaster Miriama Kamo has been telling stories of a different kind. Writing a children's book was a dream come true for Miriama Kamo, who has wanted to be an author ever since she was a kid herself, filling the spare pages of her dad's diaries with stories and insisting the whanau listen to every word. Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Behind dusty orange hills, where the sky stretches down to the sea, theres a magical, wild, windy place called Te Mata Hapuku. Miriama Kamo waited 10 years before sending a children's book she had penned to a publisher. The Stolen Stars of Matariki book. Award winning journalist, Miriama Kamo, is the presenter and a reporter for TVNZ’s flagship current affairs programme, Sunday and a presenter on TVNZ’s bilingual Maori and English current affairs show, Marae.

It is set in Birdlings Flat in Canterbury, where Miriama grew up. Her children's book The Stolen Stars of Matariki has just been published by Scholastic. 723 talking about this. Journalist and Television presenter, Miriama Kamo has been a judge of the New Zealand book awards, and is now a published author herself. Buy The Stolen Stars of Matariki by Miriama Kamo for $15.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. As an author, Miriama’s work is regularly featured on news sites, online publications and in magazines and in early 2018 Miriama had her first children’s book published. Miriama also proudly fronts Maori current affairs programme Marae. "I've always written stories ever since I … Current work A founding Sunday team member, Miriama has relished working on the stories that matter to New Zealander's.
She is the anchor of TVNZs flagship current affairs programme Sunday and Māori current affairs programme Early life.

In stock now. She attended New Brighton Catholic Primary School and Aranui High School.She graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1995.. Career.