Clive Lind
I'm a former journalist who, throughout my career, have loved the additional freedom and challenge that writing long-form articles or books allow. Now living in Hanmer Springs, I've moved on to fiction, including three illustrated children's books, while continuing to write company and family histories. They now total 23. I've also helped other writers edit their work. I love the chance to try new things myself and like to encourage others to do likewise.
Genre:
Skills:
- Adult Fiction
- Autobiography / Memoir
- Biography
- Children's Fiction
Branch:
Canterbury
Location:
Hanmer Springs
Publications:
When The Engine Roars
How George Begg, an engineer from the small Southland town of Drummond, built racing cars that were to take him, his drivers and crew to events at some of the most famous circuits in Europe. 1982
The Keys to Prosperity
The centennial history of the Southland Frozen Meat and Produce Export Company. 1983
Super in The South
The early history and first 25 years of the Southland Co-operative Phosphate Company
A Cut Above
The early history and first 25 years of the Alliance Freezing Company (Alliance Group)
Invercargill in Images
Pictures and stories of the southernmost city in the Commonwealth
Step by Step
The first 100 years of nursing education in Southland A history of nursing education in Southland
Pubs, Pints and People
The first 50 years of the Invercargill Licensing Trust
The Power and the People
The early history and first 25 years of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
Wheels and Deals
Ghost-writing the autobiography of Bill Richardson, founder of the H W Richardson Group.
From Farm to Fork
The first 50 years of Alliance Group
Till The Cows Came Home
The history of the NZ dairy industry up to the formation of Fonterra.
Black Friday
The 1984 Southland floods
Measure Twice Cut Once
The history of construction company Calder Stewart
From Bulldozers to Ballet
The story of a remarkable family from Blackmount, Southland.
The Extra Mile
The first 70 years of Southern Transport.
Tex
A children's story illustrated by Polly Rabbits about Tex, a magnificent Dodge Petrol tanker now residing at Bill Richardson Transport World, Invercargill.
One Paddy Two Paddies
A children's story illustrated by Polly Rabbits about a police wagon in Bill Richardson Transport World, Invercargill.
Florence to the Rescue
A third children's book illustrated by Polly Rabbits from Bill Richardson Transport World. Kate's parents have left her behind with Nana while they holiday in Fiji. Kate isn't happy - until Nana takes her to meet Florence, a 1959 VW Kombi amulance, and how she saved Nana's life and set her on a successful path for the rest of her life.
Dancing With Elephants
The history of SBS Bank 1994-2019, a time when the bank set itself on a course to thrive after a failed attempt to sell the Southland institution to Westpac. This is the story of how it did that, battling as a mutual to become a registered bank, facing down the GFC and surviving the disaster of the Christchurch earthquakes among other incidents to become a New Zealand-wide bank.