Geoff Chapple (writer)

Geoffrey John Chapple ONZM is a New Zealand author and journalist. His article in a Sunday newspaper began the volunteer movement to put in place a New Zealand-long walking track. He mapped the track, then walked it and wrote the book 'Te Araroa – The New Zealand Trail' (Random House 2002). He founded Te Araroa Trust, the organisation that began construction of the various links for a continuous off-road track 2,920 kilometres long. Chapple was also a member of the music group From Scratch. Chapple was a leading figure in the anti-apartheid protests surrounding the 1981 springbok rugby tour. In 1984, Chapple published 1981: The Tour, a book chronicling the above events from the protesters' perspective.

In the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, Chapple was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to tramping, tourism and literature.[1] In 2013, he won the CLNZ Writers' Award for his project Terrain.[2][3]

References
  1. "Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. "Governance, Policies & Annual Report: 2013 Annual Report". Copyright Licensing New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. "Geoff Chapple and Margaret Pointer win the 2013 CLNZ Writers' Awards". Copyright Licensing New Zealand. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  • Chapple, Geoff (2015). Terrain : Travels through a Deep Landscape. Auckland: Random House New Zealand. p. 269. ISBN 978 1 77553 679 6.
  • Chapple, Geoff (1984). 1981 : The Tour. Wellington: A H & A W Reed. ISBN 978-0589015343.
  • Chapple, Geoff (1980). Rewi Alley of China, that tells the story of Rewi's life-time contribution to humanity in China. Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 230. ISBN 0 340 25687 7.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.