Dr Bourk is a lecturer in the Communication School within the Media, Film and Communication Department at the University of Otago. He studied and lectured at the University of Canberra where he completed his PhD. He has research interests in universal service policy in Australasia and Pacific communities. He is married to Yoshith and they live in Dunedin, New Zealand. He can be be contact at Michael.bourk@otago.ac.nz.