Sharon Holt is a children's writer, publisher and creator of books and resources in Te Reo Māori.
She grew up in Glen Innes, Auckland,[1] and moved to the Waikato in 1997, where she lived in Leamington (near Cambridge), Kihikihi and then Hamilton.
Although she is non-Māori, she soon developed a passion for te reo and was supported by her tutors and fellow students to continue her Māori language journey.
[4] She continues to write and market these Te Reo Singalong picture books and accompanying resources which are now published by EduMaxi.
[3] In 2007, Sharon Holt was a finalist (with illustrator Ross Kinnaird) in the non-fiction category of the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards for It's True!