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Judy Millar's paintings are held in all major public art collections in New Zealand and in several prominent international collections, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and galleries in Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic. She has had public works commissioned by Christchurch City and the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. In 2009 she represented New Zealand at the prestigious Venice Biennale with a solo exhibition titled 'Giraffe-Bottle-Gun'. In normal times she lives between Auckland and Berlin.

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Debra Millar is the author of the best-selling book Homesteads: The story of New Zealand's grand country houses, Architecture at Home, and The Point: the story of Point Chevalier and its people. She grew up on Auckland's North Shore in the 1970s and 1980s but did not attend Kristin School.

Brian Millard is a well known and respected NZ artist and also an accomplished writer. He has been a journalist, magazine editor, advertising copy writer and a script writer for radio and television.

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Doug Miller grew up in Wendon Valley, a small, close-knit farming community near Gore, where he was shaped by the values of hard work and community that defined rural New Zealand in the 1950s and 60s. Though school held little appeal and he left without qualifications, Doug proved that ambition finds its own timeline - he later returned to education and earned three university degrees, going on to build a distinguished career as a Civil Engineering consultant in Wellington spanning more than three decades.

Ruben Miller is a forensic scientist who spent 22 years working on crime scenes across Aotearoa New Zealand. He specialised in reconstructing crimes and collaborated closely with police on high-profile and challenging investigations. From Cape Reinga to the Kaimanawas, he has been invited into New Zealand homes for all the wrong reasons. In 2023, he left his job after accepting that it had taken a considerable toll, an experience that prompted him to reflect more deeply on the human cost of frontline forensic work. He lives in Auckland where he writes, gives talks, reviews criminal cases for New Zealand courts and tries to stay curious.

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Gaye Miller was the editor and administrator of the website and e-zine Kids-friendly New Zealand. She is also the mother of four children. Gaye and her family do a lot of travelling and over the years she has amassed a vast knowledge of family-friendly activities throughout the country. This is Gaye's second book.