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Maualaivao Albert Wendt CNZM is of the āiga Sa-Maualaivao of Malie, āiga Sa-Su‘a of Lefaga, āiga Sa-Patu of Vaiala and āiga Sa-Asi of Moata‘a, Sāmoa. An esteemed poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright and painter, he is also Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Auckland, specialising in New Zealand and Pacific literatures and creative writing. Wendt has been an influential figure in the developments that have shaped New Zealand and Pacific literature since the 1970s and was made Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2001 for his services to literature. His Adventures of Vela, a novel in verse, was published in 2008; and his co-edited collection

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Sally Wenley is an award-winning journalist. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Massey University and a diploma in broadcast journalism. She began her journalism career at Television New Zealand in Auckland, worked for a time at a magazine for doctors and then at Radio New Zealand, where she won four journalism awards for radio reporting. Sally is now a freelance journalist for both RNZ and other publications. In her spare time she enjoys hunting and fishing and volunteers to help other newly injured people who have become wheelchair users like herself. She lives in Auckland with Bruce and her teenage daughter.

Sally Wenley has been a television and radio journalist for over 30 years. She now works part time for RNZ. She lives in Auckland with her daughter.

Ned Wenlock was born and grew up in the UK. He moved to New Zealand on his thirteenth birthday. In his day job Ned is an award-winning animator and designer. His comics have appeared in local anthologies Faction and Bristle, and he was a featured artist in From Earth's End: The Best of New Zealand Comics. Tsunami is his first book.

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