Born and raised in Christchurch, Richard Gunther is a writer, illustrator and freelance graphic designer, who has produced graphics for educational materials, magazines and websites. He has also designed comics for several national publications and originated his own magazine, New Zealand Mighty Mag. He has written and illustrated many children’s books and his Weather Watch New Zealand, co-illustrated with Karsten Schneider, was nominated in the 2008 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.