Authors

Monique Fiso (Nga Rauru, Ngati Ruanui) was born and bred in Porirua. Starting with an after-school job as a sandwich hand at just 14, Fiso trained at the Wellington Institute of Technology while working the kitchen at Martin Bosley's, before moving on to an array of renowned restaurants overseas. She returned to New Zealand in 2016 and began the pop-up dining series called Hiakai, which evolved into the Wellington-based restaurant that's taken the New Zealand food scene by storm. 'Chef Monique Fiso is a special talent, a woman with a vision for merging ancient Maori techniques and traditions with modernist touches and a boundless imagination.' -Forbes (The 10 Coolest Places to Eat in 2020) 'New Zealand's most exciting chef . . . innovative, sophisticated, thoroughly modern cooking with indigenous ingredients at its heart.' -The Spinoff 'Hiakai aims to shine a light on Maori cuisine, proving that there's a modern home for it in the world of fine dining.' -National Geographic 'Fiso is one of a number of chefs in the Pacific making an eloquent argument for native ingredients and cooking methods.' -New York Times 'A new perspective on traditional New Zealand food and one we can be so proud of sharing.' -Stuff

Sue Fitchett is a conservationist, volunteer fire fighter and Waiheke Islander. Her previous poetry collections are

Angela Fitchett grew up on a Waikawa Bay farm in the French Pass district of the western Marlborough Sounds, the eldest of six children. After attending Canterbury University and Christchurch Teachers' College she became a secondary school English teacher, doing her longest stint of 27 years at Nelson College where she became co-Head of English. During her 30s, Angela gained a BA (Hons) from Massey University and a Graduate Diploma in Technical Communication from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT). Angela has written or co-written 12 English subject text books for ESA Publications, and from 2010-19 was a fortnightly columnist for the Nelson Mail. Now retired, family, travel, gardening, an interest in Nelson and French Pass history and writing are proving enjoyable and satisfying pursuits. She is married to Stephen and has three children and six grandchildren.

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Jan FitzGerald is a full-time artist and poet who lives in Napier. She is the author of three previous poetry collections, the most recent being 'Wayfinder' (Steele Roberts, 2017), and she has been shortlisted twice in the Bridport Prize poetry competition.

Terry Fitzgibbon is an award-winning illustrator, author, photographer, and designer with over 20 books to his credit. Terry’s love for the ocean runs like a rip tide through Salt: Coastal Connections. While he urges us to enjoy the ocean, he hopes we’ll become its custodians too. Salt is Terry’s first book of poetry.

Luke Fitzmaurice (Te Aupouri) is a teaching fellow at Te Kawa a Maui, Maori Studies, Te Herenga Waka: Victoria University of Wellington and a PhD candidate in law at the University of Otago. His interests include kaupapa Maori approaches to law and policy, particularly family law and children's rights. Luke has a BA in politics and international relations, an LLB, and a Postgraduate Certificate in indigenous studies from Victoria University of Wellington. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in child-centred practice from the University of Otago. Dr Maria Bargh (Te Arawa, Ngati Awa) is an associate professor at Te Kawa a Maui, Maori Studies, Te Herenga Waka: Victoria University of Wellington. Maria has a PhD in political science and international relations from the Australian National University, and a BA Hons in politics and English from Victoria University of Wellington. Maria has over two decades of experience researching and teaching Maori politics and has been involved for many years in looking at options to better protect Maori political and constitutional rights.

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Michael Fitzsimons has published two previous books of poetry. His first collection Now You Know was recommended in RNZ's annual poetry highlights. His second collection, Michael, I thought you were dead, dealt with a cancer diagnosis and was described by Joy Cowley as 'a feast for the soul'. Michael is a professional writer and member of the three-person South Wellington Poetry Society. He was co-founder of the Wellington communications and publishing company, FitzBeck Creative. He lives with his wife, Rose, in Seatoun on a hill overlooking the harbour. They have three children spread from Wellington to Warsaw to upstate New York.

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Brian Flaherty is a poet librarian. He is co-founder of the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre with Michele Leggott, and was co-editor of the poetry journal Trout. Poems have appeared in Turbine, Best NZ Poems, Blackmail Press, Ika, Ka Mate Ka Ora, and Trout. Recordings of some of his poetry are online at Six Pack Sound.

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