Emeritus Professor Margaret Tennant was formerly Professor of History at Massey University, and is now an Honorary Research Professor within the School of Humanities. She is the author of four books, including Across the Street, Across the World: A History of the Red Cross in New Zealand 1915–2015 (2015) and co-editor of five books covering women’s history and the history of social policy. She is involved in a number of heritage organisations and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Dr Geoff Watson is an Associate Professor of History at Massey University. His research focuses on sports history and he was one of the editors of, and a contributor to, Legends in Black: New Zealand Rugby Greats on Why We Win (2014). His most recent publication, co-authored with Greg Ryan, is Sport and the New Zealanders: A History (Auckland University Press, 2018), a general history of sport in New Zealand.