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Des Casey was raised in rural South Canterbury, NZ. His working life includes freelance journalism, a 40-year career in mental health (counsellor, family therapist, mediator, tutor) and five years with the Department of Conservation on Aotea Great Barrier Island. Des has a sociology degree, counselling qualifications and a post-graduate diploma in environmental management. He lives with his wife in Nelson.

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Jehan Casinader is one of New Zealand's leading journalists. He was named Broadcast Reporter of the Year at the Voyager Media Awards in 2020, and Reporter of the Year at the New Zealand Television Awards in 2018. From a young age, Jehan was determined to build a career in the media. He filed his first story for TVNZ's Holmes programme at just 13 years old. During his teens, he contributed to newspapers and magazines. By 20, he was travelling overseas, reporting from red carpets, disaster zones - and everywhere in between. Jehan has worked in the fast-paced world of primetime TV for a decade, including long stints on Sunday, Seven Sharp and Close Up. Specialising in social issues reporting, he has covered tough stories, like the Christchurch terror attack, the under-reporting of sexual trauma in men, New Zealand's plastic crisis, the ethics of killing zoo animals, and the rise of medicinal cannabis. Jehan has interviewed people from all walks of life, including murderers, athletes, cult leaders, celebrities and Prime Ministers - giving him a unique perspective on the qualities of the human spirit. He also created and hosted TVNZ's first-ever mental health series, The Inside Word.

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Jane Catherine Severn is a Psychotherapist and Pascha Therapist in Christchurch, Aotearoa (New Zealand). In 2005 she established Luna House (www.lunahouse.co.nz), an educational and therapeutic service offering women and the men who love them a radically alternative understanding of menarche, menstrual cycles, menopause and mature life. She continues to offer workshops, courses, seminars and talks, as well as training for therapists in the specialist modality she has developed - femenome therapy.

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Jennifer Cattermole is an Associate Professor at the University of Otago. She is one of Aotearoa’s leading ethnomusicologists with a particular interest in Māori, Moriori and Pacific Island music. She is passionate about taonga pūoro and is an experienced player, maker and educator.

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