Ray Caird's first major book  BLOOD of the FLAX (2019)is a quirky, visual, cross-genre work which received critical acclaim by authors such as:

Paul Moon: "wonderful.. informative..accessible"

Kerry Sunderland: "stunning photography..a treasure trove of stories"

Forged in the 1960s activism of student politics Ray Caird MA Hons (History) Canterbury, worked as a Television and Radio journalist before becoming Editor of the fortnightly national farming publication Straight Furrow

( circ. 40,000)

He then joined the corporate consultancy world and authored publications such as:

The Coaching Manager,

How to Handle the Media,

A Guide to Getting Involved

and articles in Management magazine.

Ray and his young family escaped to a lifestyle block alongside Abel Tasman National Park .

From there he founded the Abel Tasman Educational Trust and became President of the Nelson Kiwifruit Growers Association.

Since then he has been a Company Director and a Trustee of the Nelson Bays Heritage Trust.

A keen runner, tramper and photographer he now lives in Nelson city and can be contacted at:

cairdrama@gmail.com

or via his publisher

 

 

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