Des Hunt was born on 29 December 1941 and is a New Zealand teacher and a writer for children and young adults.
10 Facts About Des Hunt
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Des Hunt was the recipient of the prestigious Margaret Mahy Award in 2017.
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Des Hunt was born on 29 December 1941 in Palmerston North.
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Des Hunt was educated at Terrace End School, Palmerston North Intermediate, Palmerston North Boys' High School, Victoria University of Wellington and Christchurch College of Education.
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Des Hunt taught chemistry, physics, electronics and computing, and wrote science textbooks.
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Des Hunt is married with two adult children and lives at Matarangi, Coromandel Peninsula.
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Des Hunt was a finalist in the NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2003,2007,2010 and 2014.
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Des Hunt's book Cry of the Taniwha received the Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book in 2016.
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In 2017, Des Hunt was the recipient of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award and delivered his lecture titled Stories Out Loud.
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Des Hunt has received the Woolf Fisher Memorial Award for services to education and the New Zealand Institute of Physics Award.