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Welcome to Klaut.

Klaut is the publishing, production, and communications company of Grant McLachlan – a New Zealand-based writer. Grant is a prolific investigative writer of fiction and non-fiction for newspapers, books, and screen.

A former hearings commissioner, barrister, and solicitor*, Grant has worked in the public and private sectors, ranging from a Parliamentary researcher and campaign director to a planner and infrastructure specialist. His columns in New Zealand newspapers and his pro-bono work has assisted many people involved in disputes with central and local government authorities.

On this site you will find links to his current and past work. There are several projects in development so please watch this space.

Sparrow

A Chronicle of Defiance

An epic account of The Sparrows

- Battle of Britain gunners who defended Timor as part of Sparrow Force in 1942.

It is the story of Charlie McLachlan's war: a triumph of stubborn Scottish defiance and laconic Aussie genius over the relentless violence of man and nature. Charlie survives and bears witness to some of the landmark days of World War II.

Media Coverage

The octopus that turned on National

Jordan Williams started as an apprentice to the men who wrote the playbook. Twenty years later he runs the octopus they trained him to build — and its tentacles now reach into National’s own polling and the Prime Minister’s “captain’s calls.” This is how the apprentice became the thing his masters never controlled.

Feature

Grant McLachlan

Sep 113 min read

The game of candidate chess in Hawke’s Bay that could decide this year’s election

This election, Hawke’s Bay won’t be the sideshow. It could even be the main event.

Hawke's Bay Today

Grant McLachlan - Hawke's Bay Today - Column

Jun 271 min read

Silly buggers: what game is New Zealand First playing in the electorates?

New Zealand First is parachuting household names into seats it has little hope of winning outright. Work out why, and you start to see how Winston Peters could decide the next government one electorate at a time.

Column

Grant McLachlan

Jun 1511 min read