Authors

Johanna Emeney works at Massey University as a teacher of creative writing. She also co-facilitates the Michael King Young Writers Programme with Rosalind Ali. Her background is in English literature teaching, and her main research interest is in the medical humanities as it relates to poetry. Her two books of poetry are Apple & Tree (Cape Catley, 2011) and Family History (Makaro Press, 2017).

Adrienne Kay Eady is the wife of the late John Eady, whose lifetime career with Lewis Eady Ltd spanned fifty years. Kay was born and educated in Auckland, and following her marriage and raising five children, she recommenced employment in administrative roles at the University of Auckland. She completed a BA through Massey University as well as a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies and went on to complete an MCom at the University of Auckland. It was this University that encouraged her to undertake writing the history of Lewis Eady which she initially began by using it as a case study for her Master's thesis. Music has always been a central factor in her life and remains an enduring source of pleasure.

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Elisabeth Easther is an actor, journalist and award-winning playwright from Hamil­ton, New Zealand. Best known for playing villainous Nurse Carla on

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Dr Brian Easton is a leading independent scholar and commentator on contemporary New Zealand with skills in economics, social statistics, public policy and history. He has researched and written in a wide range of areas vital to an understanding of current issues,introducing frameworks which are foundational in contemporary public discussion and thinking. Brian has written over 30 books and monographs, including The Commercialisation of New Zealand, In Stormy Seas: The Post-war New Zealand Economy, The Whimpering of the State: Policy after MMP, The Nationbuilders, Globalisation and the Wealth of Nations and Heke Tangata: Maori in Markets and Cities. Between 1978 and 2014 he wrote around 900 columns for the New Zealand Listener and since 2014, 300 columns for the Pundit blog, as well as appearing with other media. A former Director of the NZ Institute of Economic Research, Brian has held teaching positions and research fellowships in various overseas and New Zealand universities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, a Distinguished Fellow of the New Zealand Economics Association and was NZIER-NBR Economist of the Year in 2009. Brian holds honorary positions in six universities including an adjunct professorship at Auckland University of Technology and a fellowship at the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies.

Over the past decade, Owen Eastwood has worked with some of the most elite teams and groups in the world, including Gareth Southgate's England Football team, the Command Group of NATO, the South African Cricket Team, corporate leadership teams, elite ballet and the British Olympic team.

Born in Palo Alto, California, in 1965, and now a proud New Zealand citizen, Therese brings over 25 years of experience in scenic and prop painting across film, television, theatre, and museums. She has worked on high-profile projects, including

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