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MISS NICKY (Ngati Koata, Ngati Kuia, Ngati Toa) is a lyrical gangsta and musical wizard for tamariki everywhere! Born in Aotearoa, Nicolla (Miss Nicky) is an award-winning songwriter, performer, YouTuber, children's author and passionate promoter of te reo Maori, diversity and cultural pride. Waiata mai, tamariki ma! YouTube: Miss Nicky Says, STORY HEMI-MOREHOUSE (Ngati Toa Rangatira, Ngati Koata, Ngati Kuia) is an award-winning illustrator, and creator of boss Maori stories and characters. She's all about representation and finding ways to tell more honest stories where everyone is included. She celebrates culture, art and whanau through her work, and only answers to Momo the cat.

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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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