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Carnival down under

16 Mar 2026

Camryn Nel and Donovan Bixley have turned a children's book into a work for orchestra. Audio

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Donovan Bixley - picture books for good readers

23 Aug 2025

Author and illustrator Donovan Bixley is one of New Zealand's most acclaimed picture book creators and believes that illustrated books can be ageless. Audio, Gallery

Book review: Rustle! by Donovan Bixley

24 Jul 2023

David Hill reviews Rustle! by Donovan Bixley published by Hachette NZ Audio

New picture book reveals the real Leonardo da Vinci

29 Jun 2022

Taupo-based illustrator Donovan Bixley has published an illustrated biography of one of the greatest thinkers of all time; Leonardo da Vinci. Audio

Te Hīnga Ake a Māui - He mea kōrero anō nā Donovan Bixley

30 Apr 2020

Ko Hone Hurihanganui te kaitaki kōrero

He pai ki ngā tuākana te pāengaenga i a Māui, tae noa ki te rā i hī ika rātou

He pai mō ngā tamariki

He mea whakamāori e Darren Joseph rāua ko Keri Opai

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How Māui Fished Up the North Island - retold by Donovan Bixley

30 Apr 2020

Māui's brothers like to make fun of him - that is until the day they all go fishing together. Taupō writer and illustrator Donovan Bixley adds his trademark humour to a retelling of this traditional… Audio

Donovan Bixley Daybreak

1 Mar 2019

Donovan Bixley on Daybreak Audio

Colour Me Amadeus - Donovan Bixley

21 Oct 2018

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy who played for royalty, composed some of the most exquisite music ever heard, and died young. Audio, Gallery

Donovan Bixley on Maui

10 Sep 2018

Illustrator Donovan Bixley has reimagined the classic tale of How Maui Fished Up The North Island. Audio

Much Ado about Shakespeare - Donovan Bixley

10 Mar 2016

Donovan Bixley is an award winning writer and illustrator who's latest work focuses on one of the world's greatest in literary history, William Shakespeare. Donovan Bixley is bringing The Bard to life… Audio