Rachel Buchanan

Rachel Buchanan BA (Hons), LLB is a lecturer in Media Studies at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia and prior to this, she was a contributor for Melbourne’s The Age newspaper. She’s a widely published journalist, historian and essay and short story writer in both New Zealand and Australia. Rachel grew up in Taranaki, where the invasion of Parikaha occurred, and completed her PhD on Parihaka. Years later, she attended an art show at City Gallery in Wellington in 2000–2001 and was inspired to write this historical memoir.