8 ) ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Develop ▁Victoria ▁Council ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 7 8 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁Category : Austral ian ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁Category : Austral ian ▁Labor ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Australian ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Wa erea ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁M ā ori ▁cart oon ist , ▁author ▁and ▁illustr ator ▁of ▁Ng ati ▁K ah ung un u ▁and ▁Te ▁A raw a ▁descent . ▁ ▁While ▁Wa erea ▁was ▁a ▁primary ▁school ▁teacher , ▁he ▁began ▁writing ▁and ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁children ' s ▁books ▁P uk un ui . ▁There ▁were ▁four ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁an ▁American ▁animation ▁company ▁began ▁repub lish ing ▁his ▁books . ▁He ▁was ▁cart oon ist ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Tr uth ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁his ▁last ▁cart o ons ▁appearing ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁ ▁Diam ond ▁notes ▁that ▁Wa erea ▁called ▁' Ma ori ▁to ▁account ' ▁but ▁his ▁cart o ons ▁deployed ▁' a ▁wh ims ical ▁hum our ' ▁which ▁def used ▁' t ension ▁around ▁sensitive ▁issues '. ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁▁▁ ▁P uk un ui ▁(