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Ko Ngāti Koata rāua ko Ngāti Toa Rangatira ngā iwi. Nō Aotearoa ahau!

Story was born in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) in 1998, where she was raised just like every other suburban-mongrel kiwi kid- including underwhelming trips to the dairy via tractor, having a cowboy for a grandpa and owning a very unsafe trampoline... 

Pretty much, life was perfect - right up until her family decided to move to South-QLD, Australia, at the age of 7. As a young immigrant, nothing was familiar - except for the feeling of curling up on the couch, and proceeding to thank god that Australia also had Cartoon Network. 

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Cartoons and Graphic Novels have always been my haven - and so, I jumped at the opportunity to study a Bachelor of Animation at Griffith University (QCA) in 2016. Since graduating, I've been Animating in Malaysia, Graphic / Web Designing, Scriptwriting, Teaching Storyboarding workshops to cool high-schoolers - AND of course, writing and illustrating Maori children's books to help revitalise my beautiful culture, that I am beyond proud of...

- That last one is the one that stuck :)

I'm now Brisbane based and here for a chat!

Contact me, below!

About Me

Illustration Portfolio

Personal Studies, Passion Projects and some of my favourite Professional works. 

Hi! - I'm Story Hemi-Morehouse, 

a professional Writer, Illustrator, and Graphic Novelist.

The majority of my mahi (work) showcases Maori and Pasifika ideology and themes. But as someone who is also half-pakeha, I love exploring the intersection where my Pasific and Western cultures meet, and finding harmony there for myself, through storytelling.

Usually, my Storybooks are published in both Te Reo Maori and English.

She illustrates -

Story Hemi-Morehouse

Story Hemi-Morehouse

From Mokopuna Matatini

Written by Pania Tahau-Hodges

Published by Huia Publishers, 2021

From Mokopuna Matatini

Written by Pania Tahau-Hodges

Published by Huia Publishers, 2021

Kia ora!   

Hello!

Thanks for submitting!

Story Hemi-Morehouse

Brisbane, QLD

 

e: storyhemimorehouse@gmail.com

insta: @story.hm

She's published -

My 2021 publications have been created in partnership with Huia Publishers, and one of my iwi: Ngāti Koata - from the region of Te Tau Ihu o te Waka a Māui.

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Story Hemi-Morehouse

Ko Ngāti Koata rāua ko Ngāti Toa Rangatira ngā iwi. 

Nō Aotearoa ahau.

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