Des hunt  

Des hunt was born in Palmerston North 1941 29th  of December. When he was young he went Terrace End School, North Intermediate then went to North Boys High School.

Then he moved to Hawera at the age of 23. When he moved he started teaching when he was 23 at Hawera High School. Hawera was where he met his wife Lynne, and where their two kids were born, Keri and Neville.

Des, Lynne and their two kids moved to Papakura in 1971. Then he went to teach at Rosehill College. He started his writing career in 1973. After 44 years of teaching  he retired in 2007.