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Murray is a retired GP, living in Palmerston North. When he's not gardening or bushwalking, he loves connecting with his twelve grandchildren. He wrote this story after time at the beach with his Lyall Bay whanau. Jamie enjoys drawing in his spare time. He lives in Lyall Bay with his wife and their two children, whose vivid imaginations are a constant source of inspiration.

Peter Shaw has been at various times a teacher, journalist, music critic, radio broadcaster, art curator and writer. Born at Taumarunui, he later lived in Tauranga, Thames and Auckland where in 1981 he became METRO's first Lively Arts writer. Peter taught design history at UNITEC, Auckland and then spent over twenty years as curator of the Fletcher Trust Art Collection.

Peter Shaw has been at various times a teacher, journalist, music critic, radio broadcaster, art curator and writer. Peter taught design history at UNITEC, Auckland and then spent over twenty years as the Fletcher Trust Art Collection curator.

Professor Richard Shaw is a Professor of Politics at Massey University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences. His research interests are in Cabinet government systems, and specifically in the roles of political advisers in government ministers' offices. He is a regular contributor to The Conversation.

Tina Shaw is the author of more than 20 publications for children, young adults and general readership, including The Black Madonna, written while she held the CNZ Berlin Writers' Residency, and The Children's Pond, shortlisted for the 2015 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Her YA title About Griffen's Heart was a Storylines Notable Book in 2010. She won the 2018 Storylines Tessa Duder Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. Ursa was published in April 2019 by Walker Books Australia.

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