GRANT HODGSON is a happily retired grandfather of eight mokopuna. His

undergraduate studies were in science, maths, anthropology, economics, philosophy andphenomenology of religion, and he has post-graduate qualifications in

guidance & counselling. His career as a teacher, counsellor, trainer, consultant, CEO, and principal of a private training establishment based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, has involved him in many public sector change projects around the world. His ancestors include Richard Davis and William Gilbert Puckey, early missionaries in Kerikeri.