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Dougal Rillstone was born in Gore, close to the Mataura River, just over 70 years ago and owns a fishing cottage close to his beloved Mataura. Educated at the University of Otago, his business career included directorships of a range of companies, including The Southland Dairy Coop, New Zealand Dairy Foods and Port Otago. Dougal has fly-fished in many parts of the world and pilots his own light aircraft. His writing has been published in quality magazines Flylife in Australia, and Gray’s Sporting Journal in the USA. Dougal now lives in Dunedin with his second wife.
Allen Riordan retired from his position as associate professor at North Carolina State University where he had taught meteorology and conducted research not only at his desktop computer, but also in wind tunnels, at sea in winter storms, and with forecasters at the National Weather Service. Al and his wife live in Raleigh, North Carolina. Simon Cutfield was inspired for adventure by meeting Sir Edmund Hillary during his student days in Auckland. On his return from Vanda, Simon ventured to Australia in early 1970 to ride the mining boom. He married there and became a metallurgist and process engineer in major mining projects across Australia. He now lives in South East Queensland.
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Dr Neville Ritchie qualified as an archaeologist at the University of Otago in 1968. He retired in 2018 after 32 years with the Department of Conservation, Hamilton as Regional Archaeologist. His major research projects have been on the Chinese miners in Central Otago, the archaeology of Scott’s and Shackleton’s huts in Antarctica and the New Zealand Wars; Ian Barton is a retired forestry consultant, he has written or edited several books about the North Waikato region including Auckland’s South Eastern Bulwark: A History of the Hunua Ranges and The Shuker Story: From Shropshire to Otaua, 1913–2013. He was a founding member of the Queen’s Redoubt Trust.
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P.G.Rob is an author, illustrator and publisher with an International art award [ New York] for excellence i drawing. She prefers to work in original watercolours for children's books and has illustrated over 30 books. The Captain Bera series will be available as both a hard cover and e book series.
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