Playing Favourites with Liz Mellish

From Te Atiawa, Liz Mellish has had a seminal influence on the visibility and rights of mana whenua and Maori heritage in contemporary Te-Whanganui-a-Tara. A respected businesswoman and current chair of the Palmerston North Maori Reserve Trust, Liz has had a major hand in Te Raukura, the elegant Wharewaka function centre on Wellington's waterfront, which opened in 2011. While spending lots of time in the Capital, Mellish has lived most of her life in the Wairarapa, where she is Deputy Chair of Featherston Booktown, which is on May 11-13. Liz joins Kim to play favourites.