Oh my goodness, which came first? So I was a

zookeeper first.

I got my first zookeeper job in the Hunter Valley in Australia, near where I grew up.

And then I moved to New Zealand 10 years ago now for a job at Wellington Zoo.

What's the difference between the two zoos? It is much hotter working in Australia.

than it is over here.

And Wellington Zoo was my first city zoo.

Is there anything particular with your writing that you wanted to bring to Tamariki? One of my favorite parts