birth_place article_title name occupation
new zealand riwia brown
 riwia brown screenwriter , playwright
riwia brown

riwia brown is a playwright and the award winning screenwriter of the cult classic movie once were warriors -lrb- 1994 -rrb- from new zealand .
the `` once were warriors '' screenplay , adapted from the book of the same name by alan duff , gained brown the best screenplay award at the 1994 new zealand film and tv awards .
brown has written for theatre , television and films .
brown is from a creative family .
her brother apirana taylor is a poet , story-teller and musician .
her other siblings rangimoana taylor and hania stewart are also theatre practitioners .
