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Born in 1953, GRANT HENDERSON grew up fishing the brown trout rivers of the Wairarapa before discovering Lake Taupo's wonderful rainbow trout fishery around 1960. He has fished the lake and its rivers, including the Tongariro, for many years. Despite years of experience with a fly rod, he finds there is always something new to learn about the sport. After working as a lawyer for 10 years he switched to legal publishing. He has spent the last three decades in this industry editing law publications. He lives in Auckland with his wife and son. Fishing the Tongariro: A History of Our Greatest Trout River is his first book.

Alister Hendery is an Anglican priest in Aotearoa New Zealand. Loss and grief have been a special focus of his ministry for the past 40 years. He has served as a parish priest, educator, counsellor, and funeral celebrant. These days, as well as exploring with others what loss and grief can mean for us, he ministers with faith communities in times of change. He is the author of Earthed in Hope: Dying, Death and Funerals, also from Philip Garside Publishing Ltd.

Professor Shaun Hendy MNZM FRSNZ is a renowned physicist and science communicator. As the founding director of Te Pūnaha Matatini, he played a key role in New Zealand's Covid-19 response. Hendy's work has been recognised with numerous awards, including the Callaghan Medal for Science Communication and the Prime Minister's Science Media Communication Prize. His previous books include Silencing Science (BWB, 2016) and #NoFly (BWB, 2019). He continues to contribute to the public understanding of science as an adjunct professor at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington.

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David "Chook" Henwood is one of the country's most decorated and respected police officers, who served for 37 years in South Auckland before retiring in 2007. He held the rank of Detective Sergeant and was awarded a record three silver merit awards during his time as an officer. Henwood was an early and, for a time, relatively lone voice in proclaiming the innocence of Teina Pora for the 1992 rape and murder of Susan Burdett - whose conviction would, 20 years later, be overturned in one of the country's most high profile cases of a miscarriage of justice.Now in his early 70s, Henwood has six grown up children and lives in Cambridge with his wife, Carolyn.

Dai Henwood is a celebrated New Zealand comedian, television presenter and technically now author. Henwood studied at Victoria University in Wellington, graduating with a BA in Eastern Religions and Theatre and Film. He moved into stand-up comedy, achieving quick success with shows around New Zealand, Melbourne, Edinburgh and Montreal. He has been performing comedy for 27 years and counting, becoming a household name with shows like 7 Days, Family Feud, Dancing with the Stars and LEGO Masters NZ. Henwood is as Kiwi as hokey pokey, Jandals and L&P, and has won every major comedy award in New Zealand, including the Billy T Award, Fred Award and NZ Comedy Guild awards for Best Male Comedian, Best MC and Best TV Achievement. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

Kris Herbert is an award-winning science journalist and storyteller with a passion for New Zealand's unique flora and fauna. The spark for writing Saving Wananga was a short news bulletin about a police officer who sang to a sick kea to keep it calm while transporting from Arthur's Pass to the vet in Christchurch in 2017. D ne graduated from a French Art school, specializing in illustration, storytelling and character design. She works with traditional mediums such as ink, watercolor and pencil, often incorporating digital technique. This is her fourth book. She lives in Glenorchy, outside of Queenstown.