Sebastian Hales lives at Waikawa Beach on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. He has a background of secondary teaching, teacher training, policy management and negotiati...view moreSebastian Hales lives at Waikawa Beach on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. He has a background of secondary teaching, teacher training, policy management and negotiation.Sebastian has qualifications in English, education and educational administration, as well as secondary teaching, drama teaching, and social work. For ten years Sebastian was policy and programmes manager for the NZ Institute of Management, during which time he managed the development and approval of more than twenty qualifications, and contributed to many government and professional advisory bodies.An eclectic scribbler, Sebastian has extensive writing experience including a school musical, several private books of poetry and reminiscences, articles on education, business, art and social issues, as well as course materials and policy documents.He is active in writing groups, civil liberties, transition towns and conservation movements, and his declamatory words are often heard at poetry readings.view less