found: His He rau aroha, 1986:t.p. (Apirana Taylor) p. 1 (b. 1955)
found: LC data base, 5-20-87(hdg.: Taylor, Apirana)
found: Authors' choice, 2001:page 282 (Apirana Taylor is of Ngati Porou, Te Whanau a Apanui, Ngati Ruanui and Ngati Pakeha descent. He works as an actor, writer and painter; has published three books of short stories, a novel, a book of plays and three books of poetry)
found: New Zealand Book Council website, April 27, 2016(Apirana Taylor, of Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Porou and Taranaki descent, has published several collections of poetry, short stories and novels. He has also published prolifically in other mediums including sound and video recordings. He writes for children and theatre, and is involved in acting, and teaching drama; Maori writer; member of the Maori theatre group Te Ohu Whakaari) - http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/taylorapirana.html
found: Wikipedia, April 27, 2016(Apirana Taylor (born 15 March 1955) is a New Zealand poet, novelist, performer, story-teller, musician and painter; born in Wellington; of Pākehā and Māori descent with affiliations to Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Ruanui. He was a prominent member of the Māori theatre cooperative Te Ohu Whakaari)