Alistair Reese is a farmer, historian, and public theologian. He and his wife Jeannie live near Te Puke in the district of Tapuika/Waitaha. He holds postgraduate degrees in History, Tikanga Maori, and Theology, from Massey, Waikato, and Cambridge University. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Public Theology at the University of Auckland for his thesis: Reconciliation and the Quest for Pakeha Identity.