About Me
- Mike Butler
- Author of "The First Colonist - Samuel Deighton 1821-1900", a biography that tells the story of the colonisation of New Zealand from the viewpoint of pioneer Samuel Deighton, who, at the age of 19, was the first ashore from the first of the six ships of 220 colonists who landed at Petone, Wellington, in 1840. Copies available at www.samueldeighton.co.nz