About the Author

John Bluck is a writer and broadcaster with a lifetime of working on bicultural issues. His earlier books include Wai Karekare: turbulent waters, Hidden Country: Having faith in Aotearoa, Killing us Softly: Challenging the Kiwi culture of complaint and Seeking the Centre: living well in Aotearoa. A retired Anglican bishop, and Dean of Christchurch Cathedral before it fell down, he has worked ecumenically all round New Zealand and overseas, serving as Communication Director for the World Council of Churches in Geneva. He lives with his wife Liz in Pakiri, north of Auckland, where he writes, gardens, tries to catch fish and play the trumpet.