Bob KerrBob Kerr

Bob Kerr is a Wellington author, illustrator and artist. He is the co-creator of Terry Teo, one of New Zealand’s most beloved children's characters, and his painting work often focuses on historical events and characters. His best-known artwork appears on the cover of Michael King's book The Penguin History of New Zealand (2003).

The Intersection: The story of a massacre

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At a nondescript rural intersection in Waikato lies the site of a near-forgotten massacre, the subject of a new show by artist and writer Bob Kerr, who tells the story of Rangiaowhia here. At daybreak on Sunday 21 February 1864 Colonel Marmaduke Nixon led an attack on the undefended settlement of Rangiaowhia. The inhabitants took refuge … Read more