24 Oct 2014

Historian and author Jock Phillips

From Nine To Noon, 10:10 am on 24 October 2014

Jock Phillips is the architect and passion behind Te Ara, the online encyclopedia of New Zealand. The last segment of Te Ara, themed 'Creative and Intellectual Life' , has just been launched featuring poets, writers, musicians and film-makers who have contributed to New Zealand's cultural history. It's 12 years since the beginning of the project, and the completion of the last segment also marks Jock Phillips' retirement. Last night, he received a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement for non-fiction at a function at Premier House.