Kia ora. Having been born in London, I came to NZ as a scientist working at Lincoln University. My wife (Marie Keely) and I had travelled round the world and loved the outdoor life here. Following my PhD in Science I gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and started my teaching career over 20 years ago. Why teaching ? I love the moment when the students feel that little sense of achievement. You can see a little smile, sometimes huge, sometimes slightly hidden when they know they got it, achieving a personal goal, growing in confidence or feeling a sense of pride. Outside of school I can be seen chasing the glory days of old on the soccer pitch, surfing the waves in or out of my kayak, trying to keep up with my teenage children, thinking about travelling somewhere exotic or reading scientific articles about the universe.