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Susan Devoy was born in 1964, the only girl in a family ofseven children. Growing up in Rotorua, Susan was a talentedsportswoman, becoming a four-time world squash championand New Zealand's greatest squash player. Her fierce drivemeans her life has seen hardly a dull moment.She lives in theBay of Plenty with her husband, John. They have four boys.

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Bri DiMattina is a second-generation Italian-Kiwi, a home gardener and trained chef who inherited her love of good food from her chef mother and her Italian nonna. After a career in the food industry, Bri moved to Mangere Bridge with her son and partner. There she began growing a 'food forest' using permaculture principles, finding joy in harvesting and cooking homegrown produce. She is on Instagram as @IAteMyGarden.

Paul Diamond (Ngati Haua, Te Rarawa, Ngapuhi) is Curator, Maori at the Alexander Turnbull Library. He is the author of A Fire in Your Belly: Maori leaders speak (Huia, 2003), Makereti: Taking Maori to the world (Random House, 2007) and Savaged to Suit: Maori and cartooning in New Zealand (Fraser Books, 2018). He has previously worked as an oral historian and broadcaster, and in 2017 he was awarded Creative New Zealands Berlin Writers Residency.

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Sarina Dickson is a number 1 bestselling writer, artist and educator. She has enjoyed a varied and creative working life, which has led to connections and collaborations with experts in publishing, mental health and wellness, education, illustration, printing, video production, public art, book design, disaster relief and tertiary research. Her writing has been highly commended in the Scribbles Creative Writing Awards.

Daryl Dickson is an award-winning painter and illustrator with a passion for the natural environment and native wildlife rehabilitation. Her home in Far North Queensland is shared with an amazing diversity of wildlife, providing endless inspiration and colour which she channels into her artwork.

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