A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR HEALTH: A HISTORY OF THE MALAGHAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH. ISBN 9780473720766, 224pp, HB

2024. Commissioned by Graham Malaghan, then Chair of the Malaghan Institute Trust Board, and son of Tip Top founder and philanthropist, Len Malaghan. Contracted by Bill Honeybone’s Catch Phrase Media.

MET EEN KLOPPEND HART OP NAAR EEN NIEUW LEVEN! WITH A BEATING HEART, OFF TO A NEW LIFE: The lives and marriage of Tom and Els Hendriks ISBN 9780473677374 100pp

A Dutch family history celebrating 70 years of marriage! Contracted by Bill Honeybone’s Catch Phrase Media

WANDA ELLIS: MY COLOURFUL LIFE

Memoirs compiled by Matt Elliott from interviews with Wanda Ellis. Hardback, 122pp. ISBN: 978047339348-9 Available from Quo Vadis Publishing https://www.quovadispublications.net/

Wanda Ellis QSM was born in eastern Poland (now Ukraine). One fearful night in February 1940 Wanda’s life was turned upside down. Her family were victims of the Soviet deportation of Poles to the Russian far north. She survived two years in a gulag and the long hunger and death-stricken journey across Russia to the relative safety of Persia (Iran). The ordeal claimed the lives of her younger sister, father and uncle, while her mother and an older sister became trapped in Russia. Wanda, then aged only 14, and her younger brother found refuge in an orphanage at Isfahan before traveling with hundreds of other Polish children to New Zealand.
After a short stay at the Pahiatua Polish Children’s Camp, Wanda moved to Auckland and attended Sacre Coeur (Baradene) College. Wanda married and adopted four children and worked for many years in the office at St. Peter’s College. Wanda remains one of the most distinguished members of the Auckland Polish community.
  My Colourful Life tells the remarkable story of an ordinary Polish woman whose life became entangled in the world changing events of World War II. Thoughtful, moving and uplifting, this account is a testimony to the strength of the human spirit as it demonstrates the unparalleled optimism and persistent hope of a young girl far from home.

‘This is a very readable book, its 100 pages of smooth-flowing narrative benefiting from the involvement of a professional writer, Matt Elliott.’ – Pat McCarthy, NZ Catholic

Sadly, after a period of deteriorating health, Wanda passed away peacefully on the morning of 7 October, 2017. She was an extraordinarily positive woman and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. RIP Mrs. Ellis.

WHY DON’T WE GIVE THAT A GO? THE LIVES OF JIM MCALPINE AND HIS FATHER, JAMES

A project for Jim McAlpine, former CEO of McAlpine Industries – a pioneering refrigeration company established by his father, James – founding CEO of Pizza Hut (New Zealand), powerboat racer, helicopter pilot and more. Project began late-2015 and was completed in November 2018. 150pp.

ON THIS ROCK: 75 YEARS OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE
2015. ISBN: 9780473331542. 352PP.

Commissioned by then principal, Kieran Fuohy, to celebrate 75 years of SPC.