Authors

Karen Fischer is a registered nutritionist and founder of the support network Eczema Life. Her book The Healthy Skin Diet won ‘Best Health, Nutrition or Specific Diet Book’ at the Australian Food Media Awards. Over 20 years she has helped thousands of people to heal and reclaim their lives.

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Martin Fisher was born in Hungary and grew up in Canada and New Zealand. He has a BA (Hons) from the University of Otago, an MA from McGill University, and a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington, all in history. Martin worked as an academic tutor for a range of courses in history, political studies and management. He also worked in the Treaty of Waitangi claims process, first as a researcher for the Office of Treaty Settlements and the Crown Forestry Rental Trust, and then from 2012 to 2014 as a research analyst/inquiry facilitator at the Waitangi Tribunal. He joined the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury as a lecturer in 2014.

Colin Fisher spent some time in the British Royal Navy, hence the nautical theme in this Chuckle and Learn series. He retired to New Zealand and as well as writing books for children, he grows grapevines and makes fine wine.

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Anna Fiske (b. 1964) is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. Fiske’s playful and distinctive style, both literary and pictorial, has earned her numerous awards and honours for her works. Several of her books have been published with great success in many countries.

Monique Fiso (Nga Rauru, Ngati Ruanui) was born and bred in Porirua. Starting with an after-school job as a sandwich hand at just 14, Fiso trained at the Wellington Institute of Technology while working the kitchen at Martin Bosley's, before moving on to an array of renowned restaurants overseas. She returned to New Zealand in 2016 and began the pop-up dining series called Hiakai, which evolved into the Wellington-based restaurant that's taken the New Zealand food scene by storm. 'Chef Monique Fiso is a special talent, a woman with a vision for merging ancient Maori techniques and traditions with modernist touches and a boundless imagination.' -Forbes (The 10 Coolest Places to Eat in 2020) 'New Zealand's most exciting chef . . . innovative, sophisticated, thoroughly modern cooking with indigenous ingredients at its heart.' -The Spinoff 'Hiakai aims to shine a light on Maori cuisine, proving that there's a modern home for it in the world of fine dining.' -National Geographic 'Fiso is one of a number of chefs in the Pacific making an eloquent argument for native ingredients and cooking methods.' -New York Times 'A new perspective on traditional New Zealand food and one we can be so proud of sharing.' -Stuff

Sue Fitchett is a conservationist, volunteer fire fighter and Waiheke Islander. Her previous poetry collections are

Angela Fitchett grew up on a Waikawa Bay farm in the French Pass district of the western Marlborough Sounds, the eldest of six children. After attending Canterbury University and Christchurch Teachers' College she became a secondary school English teacher, doing her longest stint of 27 years at Nelson College where she became co-Head of English. During her 30s, Angela gained a BA (Hons) from Massey University and a Graduate Diploma in Technical Communication from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT). Angela has written or co-written 12 English subject text books for ESA Publications, and from 2010-19 was a fortnightly columnist for the Nelson Mail. Now retired, family, travel, gardening, an interest in Nelson and French Pass history and writing are proving enjoyable and satisfying pursuits. She is married to Stephen and has three children and six grandchildren.

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Jan FitzGerald is a full-time artist and poet who lives in Napier. She is the author of three previous poetry collections, the most recent being 'Wayfinder' (Steele Roberts, 2017), and she has been shortlisted twice in the Bridport Prize poetry competition.