Michael Field has been a newspaper and agency reporter for 40 years, mostly covering the South Pacific. He is banned in four Pacific countries including Fiji. A former Agence France-Presse correspondent, he now works for Fairfax Media and has been a commentator on Radio New Zealand National's “Nine to Noon” for over a decade. Often in India or the South Pacific, Field's home base is Auckland. Swimming with Sharks: Tales from the South Pacific Frontline (Penguin) came out in 2010.

Website: michaelfield.org