Dave Hansford has reported science and environment stories for more than 25 years. Formerly, he worked as a press photographer on community and metro papers — notably The Dominion – and took up writing and film work in 2002. His multi-award-winning work has appeared in NZ Geographic, The Listener, North & South, NZ Business, Wilderness, Forest & Bird and The Spinoff as well as in newspapers throughout New Zealand and abroad. In 2016, Dave published his first book, Protecting Paradise, in which he examined contemporary myths around 1080 from the perspective of scientific evidence. In 2017, Dave was awarded the Queen’s Service Medal for services to the environment.