Mat Tait

{{Short description|New Zealand author, illustrator, artist and cartoonist}}

{{For|the rugby player|Mathew Tait}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1970}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

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| language = English

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| genre = Cartoons, illustration

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Mat Tait (born 1970) is a New Zealand author, illustrator, artist and cartoonist.{{Cite web |title=Mat Tait : comics, art, illustration |url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/36427353 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=National Library of New Zealand}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.annualannual.com/mat-tait|title=Mat Tait|website=Annual Annual | NZ}} His book Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/495551/bilingual-book-takes-top-honours-at-children-s-book-awards|title=Bilingual book takes top honours at Children's Book Awards|date=August 10, 2023|website=RNZ }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/132723772/bilingual-book-wins-new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults|title=Bilingual book wins New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young adults|first=Eda|last=Tang|date=August 11, 2023|website=Stuff}}