New Zealand's history, present and possible future is told in Christchurch illustrator and writer Gavin Bishop's most ambitious children's book yet. Aotearoa The New Zealand Story starts 65 million years ago, pictures well-known New Zealanders in war and peace, and shows some famous sites and disasters. And he manages to end on a hopeful note, despite warnings about polluted waterways, and species facing extinction. Gavin Bishop will be one of the guest speakers at the Storylines National Children's Writers and Illustrators' Hui in Auckland later this week. But he takes time off to talk to Lynn Freeman about his big history book, and remember how history used to be taught not too long ago. Aotearoa The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop is published by Penguin Random House.
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