Gordon McLauchlan is a well-known journalist, author and social commentator.
He is a seasoned media commentator not afraid to speak his mind. His previous
books for Bateman include :Great Tales from Rural New Zealand (2016); Great
Tales from New Zealand History (2014, originally published 2005) The Saltwater Highway: The Story of Ports and Shipping in New Zealand (2012) The Passionless People Revisted, and A Short History of New Zealand (2014). He was also editor-in-chief of The New Zealand Encyclopaedia (Bateman, 1984, revised 1987, 1991, 1995) for ten years.