About the Author

NEVILLE PEAT has written extensively about the geography and natural history of southern New Zealand, the setting for many of Sir Tim Wallis's adventures and business operations. For his series of books on Dunedin as well as for his work in the environmental field, Neville was awarded the inaugural Dunedin Citizen of the Year title in 1994. Peat's biography of Sir Tim Wallis u HURRICANE TIM: THE STORY OF SIR TIM WALLIS has been on the New Zealand Bestsellers list for over 12 weeks. Neville is an award-winning author, an Otago Regional Councillor and a fifth generation de-scendant of Scottish pioneers in Otago.