About the Author

Stephen Deed is an historian and librarian with an interest in the interpretation and conservation of buildings and landscapes. He has worked closely with Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and the Historic Cemeteries Conservation Trust of New Zealand to record and protect important and fragile parts of our built environment. Stephen studied at the University of Otago but now lives in London, and although he has come to love its grimy brick terraces, New Zealands landscape and old wooden houses are still close to his heart.