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Bradford Haami is originally from Whakatane and is affiliated to the Ngäti Awa tribe. He is a journalist, a researcher, a published writer, a TV producer, director, writer as well Read more...as a script editor for Films with Maori content. He is a co-director with Ngamaru Raerino of Purakau Productions a Maori consultancy company and also a co-director of a Film Production company called 4 Winds Films Ltd with comedian Pio Terei. He began working with Maori programmes at Television New Zealand in the mid 1980s for shows such as Koha, Marae, Waka Huia, the inaugural Maori sports awards, and was one of the original directors and creators of Mai Time. In the freelance world he has been involved in the documentaries, ‘Tapu’ (TV ZOO, 2000). Pukukata: The Last Laugh (Greenstone Pictures) a documentary on Maori Humo that gained the highest rating for any documentary for TV 1 in 2002. He also co-produced Tokyo Bros (Drum Productions October 2002) and directed Nga Tokotoru (The Film Ltd August 2002). More recently he was the reporter and Maori advisor for a documentary on the life of Dalvanius Prime and he was the exec producer for ‘Mama Tere’(Visionary Television). He was associate producer and Maori advisor to the new 10 part Maori docu/drama series ‘Taonga’ which aired on TV 1 in 2006 (Greenstone Pictures 2005/6). From1998 - 1999 He was Maori consultant to the Creative Director of the Maori Natural History Gallery at The Auckland Museum and in 2006 he was employed as Matauranga Maori consultant to Te Papa’s new Whales of the South Pacific exhibition to opened in December 2007. Brad was co-writer, co-creator, and co producer with Carey Carter of the 20 part Maori drama series MATAKU. He also co-wrote and directed Po raruraru (July 2001) as part of the recent Aroha drama series. He has been a story-line contributor to the half hour satirical show ‘Spin Doctors 1,2,& 3’ (August 2001). Brad has been a Maori script consultant to many television shows, films and scripts including, Shortland st, Mercy Peak, Mataku, and a number of over seas films including ‘Head Cases aka The Man Who Lost His Head’ (SPP and Greenlit productions UK 2007) and Rena Owen’s ‘Behind the Tattooed Face’ (currently in development. He has published four books: “Dr Golan Maaka: Maori Doctor” (Tandem Press 1995); “Mate-tau: Traditional Maori Love Stories” (Harper Collins1997), “He Waiata Onamata: Songs from the past” (Te Reo Rangatira Trust 1998) which won a New Zealand Music Award for best Maori Language CD-1999, and more recently he wrote Putea Whakairo: Maori and the Written Word (Huia Publishers 2004). He has also published nationally and internationally a number of essays on an array of Maori related issues including “Cultural Knowledge and Traditions Relating to the Kiore rat in Aotearoa; A Maori Perspective”; “Whisky and History: Wihiki te inu matua, hei inu whakaoho korero”; “Genealogy as Taxonomy,” and “Te Whanau Puha: Maori and whales” a paper due to be published on line for the electronic New Zealand Encyclopedia Te Ara. He researched and wrote “Guidelines for Working with Maori Communities in Film and Television’ for Nga Aho Whakaari soon to be published (2007). His latest publication as co-author with Tuhoe Isaac is ‘True Red, The Life of an ex-Mongrel Mob Leader’. This a self published in November 2007 and sold over 10,000 copies. Read less...

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If you are a museum, university or historical non-fiction bookseller please contact me. If you are an educator in Science (Physics) or Ancient History please contact me. Everyone should read Read more..."Raising Stone 1" and come to understand "haitheory" - as four thousand years have passed since the Giza Pyramid constructions took place. My website will explain a little more, but the full story of RAMPLESS Pyramid construction has to be fully read, colour plates and photographs viewed which will take a few hours. "Raising Stone 1" has 121 pages and the work is easily understood by most people due mainly to the numerous illustrations. Great book for people with mechanical engineering type minds and the high quality robust production is perfect for gift giving and frequent use by professors, teachers, students and all. Read less...

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Raising Stone 1 - Paul Hai's Racks & Pinions Theory

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I am retired and living in New Plymouth.Married to Pauline, we have 4 adult children and 6 grandchildren. I spent my working life in the Dairy Industry. I enjoy outdoor Read more...living, travel and adventure. Container transportation is a clean and efficent method for moving commodities to local and world markets. The idea of following a container in its travels came from watching trains, trucks and ships carrying containers, and wondering what was inside and where was its destination. Children will find that COBB on the job series, are fun and educational reading as they follow his travels around the world. Read less...

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COBB ON THE JOB goes overboard
COBB ON THE JOB in Africa
COBB ON THE JOB in China

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John Haines was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He now lives with his family in New Zealand’s lightly populated and stunning subtropical Far North. His simple life includes the growing Read more...of an abundance of organic vegetables and fruit and assisting his wife in the homeschooling of their two daughters. He broadcasts a popular weekly one hour radio interview program that is simultaneously carried on local cable television. He’s lived in The Netherlands (twice), Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Mexico and Arizona, together with his first 25 years in Ontario, Canada. He met his beautiful Dutch wife Lucia in India during an 11 month period in the Himalayas. He holds Bachelor of Commerce and MBA degrees, and is a qualified teacher of the Power of Sound and Touch for Health. John Haines is an entertaining and inspiring speaker. He facilitates workshops or what he calls playshops in voice, communication, nutrition and motivation. To arrange for speaking and/or playshop opportunities in your area contact John by email at johnhaines@xtra.co.nz or peacejourney@hotmail.com . Playshops can be created to suit the needs of your group. The almost unbelievable chain of coincidences described in In Search of Simplicity led John around the world to Santa Fe, New Mexico. His profound experiences and experiments with Truth, simplicity, self-sufficiency and the Spirit of Nature in New Mexico, Arizona and beyond are the subject of the upcoming sequel to In Search of Simplicity. He’s completing that book now. To see more about John’s work view: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhainesinsearchofsimplicity Read less...

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In Search of Simplicity

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I am a registered mulitskilled nurse, meditator healer Reiki and Seichim Master. Last year I attended a womens writing conference in upstate New York. It was fantastic. I have always Read more...loved reading but stopped a lot of reading when I began to write. Read less...

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I am a retired primary school teacher During most of my teaching career I had a special interest in slow readers. In the books I have used basic sight Read more...words with no more than six or seven interest words. At the back of the book I have set out one way of teaching these. Each book contains a story that will be of real interest to the children with reading ages of 7 to 9. Read less...

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Suzanne Hammond is the "Investigative Speaker" who loves to place the human being under her microscope. Her many inspirational stories have been written about in national magazines, heard on Read more...radio, speaking engagements throughout Australia and seen on TV, touching many people who are dealing with adversity, spirituality and "staying afloat" amid the storms of life. After spending many decades teaching and guiding people aged from four to eighty four years of age in music, hospitality, metaphysical sciences, security, private investigations, personal empowerment and self esteem, she decided it was time to walk her talk on the professional speakers platform. Suzanne felt she had an obligation to share her stories about how she challenged adversity as a teenager and an adult. Her autobiography "Adoption Lies and Conspiracies" outlines the miraculous triumph of the human spirit against all odds, now being written into a feature film as well as being shared on the professional speaking platform. Read less...

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Connecting with Teenagers through Numerology
Discovering You through your Personal Numerology
Empowering your Business through Numerology
Raising your Children through Numerology
Understanding your Relationships through Numerology

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I work as an independent educational adviser helping schools transform themselves into learning communities and enjoy sharing the ideas of creative teachers. Please feel free to vist 'our' website www.leading-learning.co.nz Read more...and join our free newsletter. Read less...

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Quality Teaching and Learning

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Heather Hapeta is a freelance writer who is published internationally: she also has an occasional radio segment on Women on Air (Plains FM). Her book Naked in Budapest: travels Read more...with a passionate nomad, is available at this website, good bookshops or via her website. Read less...

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Naked in Budapest: travels with a passionate nomad

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Brian has had a passion for photography for several years but has started to develop his skills more over the past year. His travels have taken him to Australia and Read more...New Zealand with more to explore. Always camera ready, Brian is eager to add to his growing portfolio of fantastic scenic, action and living photography. His first completed publication was a suprise gift for his wedding anniversary and is now available for sale. Read less...

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Dr Liz Hardy is a published author and professional Day Job Monster tamer. She specializes in helping writers hold down a day job, and still find the time and energy Read more...for their real work, writing. She offers creative support for writers at http://www.dayjobmonster.com Read less...

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I am a professional freelance proofreader, copy editor and writer currently available for additional assignments. To give you some background on myself I am 28 and currently undertaking a Certificate in Read more...Professional Editing and Proofreading with Lifestyle Learning Direct. I have posted some of my articles on a website called Helium. Also I have written an edited a weekly fiction column which I sell directly to subscribers. I have written and edited a manual for a makeup artist, as well as some promotional material. My early career was in retail and beauty, up until I had my eldest son. Since then I have worked part-time and casually for various retail outlets. I have a fully equipped office, including my own IBM-compatible PC with Internet connection, and access to a fax machine. I offer a professional, conscientious and reliable service. I will be happy to take any test set for me to verify my skills. For further information, please do not hesitate to call. Thank you for your time and consideration of my introductory letter. Read less...

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Ex printer, post office worker, fortune teller, poet , performer. Major interest humour applied to all plot forms.

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One of New Zealand's most recent immigrants, Jude Harris is a German-born lass cunning disguised as an English rose. During her 31 years living in the UK, she has moved Read more...house rather a lot but mostly considers Swindon, Wiltshire to be her home town. A graduate of both the University of Hull and the University of Bath, Jude is a qualified secondary school teacher with a wealth of experience teaching languages, Literacy and IT to kids and adults alike. She now works in Auckland as an Information Systems Trainer but has previously worked in Marketing and in the Tourism industry. Jude is married to Glynn, a budding artist and illustrator, and has a pet praying mantis called Harold. Read less...

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Jenny Harrison's first book, "Debbie's Story" was published in South Africa in 1997. On immigrating to New Zealand in 1997 Jenny co-authored (with Surita Nortje) "A New Life in New Read more...Zealand: a working guide book for immigrants." She has published a gift book "The the Child Unborn" and three novels which she writes under the nom de plume of Wren Harris. She lives on the North Shore. Read less...

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Accidental Hero
The Falling of Shadows
The Indigo Kid
To the Child Unborn

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David Harrop was born in England where his father, a New Zealander, worked in Fleet Street. After a farming career in Taranaki he went to Massey University where he graduated Read more...at age 51 with a BBS in Valuation and Property Management and also an understanding of computers. After working in the Rural Bank David retired, among many other things he is now involved in editing publications for TelferYoung(Taranaki)Ltd, Valuation and Property Consultants and Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust. David is happy to help with editing and proof reading. Read less...

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The Wanganui Maxwells 1814-1966

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I studied at Diocesan High School and Auckland University graduating with an MA in History. My first degree also included English, Anthropology, Political Studies, Ancient History and Italian. Worked for the Read more...New Zealand Trade Commissioner for the South Pacific in Auckland and then in Wellington for 18 months largely working in the Trade Promotion section. 1969-1980 teaching at Tawa College, Whangarei Boys’and Girls’ High Schools and Morrinsville College I spent a year (1977) overseas as an Exchange Teacher working in the London Borough of Croydon. While there I attended numerous courses including a month long German language course in Vienna and several on history and the arts in Britain. I started writing on a freelance basis on my return from Europe, while I was still teaching, but I have more or less been a full time writer for the past two decades. At times, however, I have had to supplement my income with teaching. I have taught senior English, History and Classics at secondary schools. For several years I have run courses in freelance journalism and creative writing. At present I have a ‘Writing Your First Novel’ courses at the Canterbury University Continuing Education course and another on Writing Memoirs. For this first time this year we are trialling a course on studying and writing short stories. As well I have run courses at Papanui High and some of the writers from that group have joined together and with the help of a grant from Creative Communities have published a collection of their work. This was done under my guidance. I have also been involved in a similar publication for the South Island Writers’ Association. I am currently a full time writer and journalist. I was short listed for the Buddle Finlay residency in Auckland for 2007 Read less...

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From an early age, Bevan Haysom was imbued with a sense of New Zealand history by his family. In 1840 his great, great grandfather the Reverend Burrows, a missionary, arrived Read more...at Russell, New Zealand a month after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Reverend Burrows acted as a go-between with Governor Grey and Hone Heke during the unrest of the time.

At the age of eighteen, Bevan was conscripted into the New Zealand army and at 20 was asked to volunteer for three months tour of duty in the Pacific war zone. On his return he again volunteered for overseas service. In the war in Italy he was with a forward observastion team which included working with the Polish division and the Jewish brigade.

For the last 12 years Bevan has been researching material for his book 'Leaning on the Wind', in libraries and museums in England, Australia and New Zealand. Read less...

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Leaning on the Wind

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Now in his seventies, Dave Hayward was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand. He joined the army at the age of sixteen and at twenty was a corporal commanding Read more...a section of Infantry in Malaya during the ‘Emergency’. Although he insists this book is not autobiographical (“I was not that heroic”) it is based on that experience. Dave remained a soldier for thirty-three years and served his country in two more wars; Borneo and Vietnam. He finally retired as the Sergeant Major of the Army – the ultimate senior soldier appointment. His first-hand knowledge of the world of the Infantry soldier is recognised as unique. He is regularly invited to address students at the Military Studies Institute at Massey University. A widower with three supposedly mature children and six grandchildren, he now lives quietly in Feilding – when not off white-water rafting or on 4WD adventures in Australia that is. Read less...

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Danger Close
Point of the Spear

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Nicki Hayward is the principal coach for True Potential Discoveries Ltd. Nicki has a background in Human Resource Management within the manufacturing industry and Administration Management within the private health Read more...sector. Nicki studied through Massey University to achieve her Graduate Diploma in Business Studies, endorsed in Human Resources and attended Results Coaching Systems Training to achieve her Coaching Certification. Read less...

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Discovering Your True Personal Potential

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Currently finishing the 'Writing Stories for Children' course with NZIBS. Have a strong desire to write quality books for kids which have good morals.

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I am the mother of four children and I have worked with children in various contexts over the last 20 years. I discovered that I enjoyed telling stories to my Read more...children and I blog regularly. I am currently working on a short novel. Read less...

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My main occupation is a children’s dance teacher but over the years have branched out to other things related with children. My life has been surrounded by children, my own, Read more...my dance pupils, my grandchildren and now great grandchildren. I cannot imagine my life with out the joy and inspiration they create. I go to people's homes, often dressed up and keep children happy with my varied activities. I read, sing along and play games with the children. In my big bag of tricks I have puppets that work in with theme of the day. For the past fifteen years I have become very interested in writing. I have self- published several children’s stories including a series of books ‘Dance a Poem’ these books come with a CD and children act out the poems. . Qualifications experience: Acred. Member NZADT (NZ Assoc Dance Teachers) Graduate NZBI (Children’s Stories) I have attended dozens of courses and workshops relating to children in NZ and overseas. I attended and conducted classes at the DaCi (dance and the Child International) conference in Finland. When I visit my stepson in Japan he always asks me to do story telling and activities at his English language school. I love reading and doing activities with children, probably because I’m a big kid myself. More info look up my web page. Read less...

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'Nine Days to Christmas'
I'm a Little Kiwi
Little Poems to Dance to
The Christmas Dream

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I was born in 1924 Greenwich, London, UK, and educated at St. Ursulas High School. Blackhealth evacuated to Wales in 1939. 1942-44 Service WAAFs . married Bermudian Donald Henderson, had Read more...my first child in 1944, moved to Bermuda in 1946, my husband left in 1960. I returned to Northhumberland UK to look after my mother in 1969. I left with my mother,father and youngest son, to join my sister who marrived a Kiwi (in 1946)in New Zealand. I worked as an Ad writer,briefly, in Christchurch then moved to Lyttelton, and worked for twelve years on the Waterfront Industry Commission as a pay clerk. I was secretary/treasurer to the Lyttelton Community Arts Council and a member of the NZ Playwrights Society. I retired late in 1995. I volunteered for Super Grans Aranui, then obtained a part time job with the Hagley Adult Literary course while working at Super Grans. I had many different jobs in Bermuda which relied on tourism, and many of my experiences have ended up as plays. I go to the Anglican Church in Lyttelton although I do not consider myself an Anglican - prefering Christianity, and I have had many experiences in different churches. Read less...

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Suicide is not painless

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Born in Mangakino and trained as an electrician, Rex escaped overseas in the late 1970s to work in Outdoor Education/Recreation. He returned to NZ in 1983 to walk the length Read more...of the country through the bush, a story now told at Publishme.co.nz. Rex has worked as an electrician, outdoor instructor, mountaineer, dog handler, park ranger, recreation planner/adviser, event manager, operations manager, and an area manager for DOC. He has worked over the past 30 years in Antarctica, on and off, more recently as a field guide/lecturer on tourist ships. Rex now grows lavender and garlic in Taranaki. Read less...

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Peter Hensley is a specialist investment adviser based in New Plymouth, New Zealand. He has authored five books on personal finance and investment. He writes a weekly column for the Read more...Sunday Star Times, monthly for Investigate Magazine and also a twice monthly newsletter for subscribers. He provides advice for individuals and his company monitors Individual Managed Accounts (IMA’s) up to $5m. Read less...

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Writer of poetry, magazine articles and books. I write an average of 1000 poems per year and currently I have started writing a novel. I also build, design and develop web Read more...sites Read less...

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Janine Antram is a health, fitness and lifestyle speaker and educator from Tauranga, New Zealand. She is a qualified fitness trainer with over 14 years experience in the fitness industry; Read more...and is currently completing a degree in applied science. At 20, as an overweight solo mother, Janine, with infant daughter in tow, “jumped a bus and ran away to find a life”. Since then she has racked up a remarkable list of achievements. She attained a top ranking in the 2000 World Body-shaping contest; has trained fitness competitors to win both national and world titles; and has appeared as a body-double for American actress and fitness model, Vicky Pratt. She has won numerous bikini competitions and has modelled for Tribe modelling agency. Janine recently resigned as director/shareholder of a fitness centre to pursue her career in producing motivational and educational products for women. She continues her quest both nationally and internationally to help inspire and educate others in ‘living the lifestyle’; and is a regular columnist in newspapers around the country. Janine recently launched her self-development product, The Lipstick Connection www.lipstickconnection.com with best friend and co-founder, Hilary Saxton. She has a passion for sharing with women the principles of creating a balanced life encompassing family, fun, work and children, while feeling energised, motivated and looking great. Hilary Saxton is a qualified health, fitness and lifestyle coach and educator from Tauranga, currently completing a degree in business management. She has over 17 years experience in the fitness and health industry and is dedicated to motivating people to achieve their personal health and fitness goals and sharing her knowledge about balancing a busy lifestyle and looking and feeling great. Having been an active teenager and keen participant in most sports, in her early 20s she “turned against her own health” and one day woke up to find herself weighing over 90kgs and extremely unfit. Hilary began to study health and fitness and turned her life around to make her new-found passion not only her hobby, but also a very successful career. She has won body-fitness and body-building competitions and has also trained numerous competitors at both regional and national levels. Hilary currently manages her own Pilate’s studio in the Bay of Plenty, while also managing a home and caring for her extended family of six children. She is a co-founder of The Lipstick Connection, with Janine Antram. Read less...

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Mummy Teach Me About Living

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Anne Hill is a mother of three and is a caring, community orientated person. She has written a book called Down on the Farm in the Seventies, and is in Read more...the process of self-publishing. Read less...

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I live out in the country at the moment, in the manawatu, enjoying the peace an quiet. But we are looking at moving to town. We have two grown children Read more...both working on farms, we have also had an array of animals but we are down to one cat at the moment. I would like to attend a creative writing course at some stage in the future and learn more about the proper way to write. Read less...

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Gidday, After years of making music in some shape or form, I've decided to have a crack at writing. Thanks to my 4 year old son, I have been inspired to Read more...write about all sorts of characters from all sorts of weird and wonderful places. Read less...

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Born in Thames NZ 1i 1944, educated at Thames South School and Thames High School, with the odd away period attending a country district school in the South Waikato. Spent almost Read more...10 years in the RNZN on most tasks from picket duty in the Antarctic to demolition work in the Pacific, with active duty in Malaya and Borneo during the confrontation years and in 69-70 aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. Have been self employed for many years as a Management Consultant which has taken me extensively through Asia and Africa, and have now settled down with a bare minimum of clients, to finish writing and ultimately publishing my five (already completed) novels, short story collections, poetry, a screen play, a stage play, and several children's stories. Read less...

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I am a graphic designer and have had my own company since 1989 during which time I have published a series of children’s books and put out a monthly magazine Read more...for collectors. My long time hobby is photography and I am the vice president of the new Photographic club in Orewa. I also do some video work. Due to the nature of my work I called my company “Creatif” As this is part of what I do .... Create tiffs! as well as brochures, booklets, posters etc. Read less...

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I have been writing for LIVE Magazine here in Taranaki, since 2005 and for Ragtime Magazine, back in the last '80s and early '90s. Although I specialise in cars and Read more...motoring, I have written about pretty much anything. I even have a couple of unfinished novels lying around... Read less...

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PhD, MPhil, MA, MSocSc, BSc(Hons), BSocSc(Hons), BSc, BLibS, DipLib, GradDipEdSt. Catherine has experience in the sciences, education, demography and social sciences, and in survey and data analysis. She has published Read more...numerous research papers and delivered a number of conference papers. Catherine worked as a scientific and technical editor before training as a librarian. She has recently been employed as a university lecturer in social science subjects. Read less...

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I am in the process (i.e. working around mothering two preschoolers) of writing a book on nutrition and fitness for new mums.

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I'm 15 (only just so i keep thinking i'm 14) and i've just started planning my 13 book series. Hoping, hoping, hoping, that their good. And, ya never know, i Read more...might get famous. Fingers crossed. Read less...

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Poetry writer and presenter of own work. Dipoloma of Creative Writing through New Zealand Institute of Business Studies.

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Ronald Hubbard comes with a lifetime of experience in academic art and commercial photography. His profession covers teaching, signwriting, silk screen printing, advertising and commercial art, stage design and scenic Read more...painting, professional photography, corporate video and producing and directing television documentaries and commercials. In semi-retirement he has returned to teaching fine art and is dedicated to passing on his experience and many skills to other aspiring artists. Read less...

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Acrylic Painting
Acrylic Painting 2

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Maree is a Writer, Mother, Primary School Teacher, Drama Teacher, and likes to renovate homes. She has just written a resource book on Project Management for Home Owners and Builders Read more...and is currently deciding how to distribute and market it. Read less...

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A young, first-time author in the initial stages of writing a small collection of horror/macabre short stories.

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Copy editor and proofreader available for projects through Copy Editors & Proofreaders New Zealand Limited (027 384 5765, 07 866 2612 or 027 592 1620). Writer and aspiring author.

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The Art of Gardening published by Duncan & Davies 1991 " " " Read more... re published by Penguin 1994 " " " revised edition published by Whitcoulls 2003 The New Zealand Book of Roses (illus. John Martin) published Palmers Gardenworld & Whitcoulls 1992 The Australian Book of Roses (illus John Martin) published by Simon & Schuster 1993 The New Zealand Book of Roses revised edition (John Martin) published by Viking 1996 The New Zealand Book of Roses revised edition (Colin only) published Penguin 1999 The New Zealand Fruit Garden published Viking Pacific 1993 The New Zealand Book of Perennials published by Bennetts & Palmers Gardenworld 1994 Read less...

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The working title for my book is The Last of England. The history and lives of the inhabitants of a house in New Plymouth starting 1854 and maybe up until the Read more...present day. I have a long way to go and it will of necessity by part fact and part fiction! The title comes from the title of a painting by Ford Madox Brown (1855) Read less...

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Anne Hutchison has recently become an illustrator of New Zealand nature books. Samples of work available on website link below.

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Jennifer published two books last year as an Intermediate student in fulfilment of a childhood dream. Her books reflect her love of New Zealand nature, and are beautifully illustrated in Read more...watercolour by her mum Anne. 'Greg! the Naughty Takahe" is a young children's picture storybook describing the adventures of a real life mischievous takahe on the DOC sanctuary of Tiritiri Matangi island. "Staircase to Heaven" is a simply beautiful collection of illustrated nature poems. Jennifer's books are popular with tourists as well as children and families. Jennifer encourages other children who share the same dream of becoming an author by means of her website link provided below. Read less...

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