Alice Mackenzie (author)
Alice Mackenzie | |
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| Born | Alice McKenzie 1873 Hokitika, New Zealand |
| Died | 5 May 1963 (aged 90) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Other names | Mrs. Peter Mackenzie |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Author of The Pioneers of Martins Bay |
| Mother | Margaret McKenzie |
Alice Mackenzie (née McKenzie; 1873–1963) was a New Zealand author, diarist and poet, best known for her book The Pioneers of Martins Bay. This book recounts her early life in Martins Bay, New Zealand, during the 1870s and 1880s. She is also noted for her supposed sighting of the extinct flightless bird, the moa.