Paul Diamond
Book review: Māori Made Easy Pocket Guide by Scotty Morrison
Paul Diamond reviews Maori Made Easy Pocket Guide by Scotty Morrison published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Book review: Te Ata o Tu The Shadow of Tumatauenga
Paul Diamond reviews Te Ata o Tu The Shadow of Tumatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa by Matiu baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald and Rebecca Rice published by Te Papa Press Audio
Book review: Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Claudia Orange
Paul Diamond reviews Introducing Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Claudia Orange; Edited by Jared Davidson published by Bridget Williams Books. Audio
Book review: Three of the best from 2023
Paul Diamond reviews three of his favourite books from last year. Audio
Book review: Reconnecting Aotearoa
Paul Diamond reviews Reconnecting Aotearoa: Loneliness and Connection in the Age of Social Distance Edited by Kathy Errington and Holly Walker published by Bridget Williams Books. Audio
Book review: Reo Ora: Ko Te Weu by Rapata Wiri
Paul Diamond reviews Reo Ora: Ko Te Weu by Rapata Wiri published by Huia Publishers Audio
Book review : Nga Kaihanga Uku
Paul Diamond reviews Nga Kaihanga Uku Maori Clay Artists by Baye Riddell published by Te Papa Press. Audio
Book review: Ngā Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera
Paul Diamond reviews Nga Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review: Te Kooti’s Last Foray by Ron Crosby
Paul Diamond reviews Te Kooti's Last Foray by Ron Crosby published by Oratia Audio
Book review: Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
Paul Diamond reviews Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville published by Text Publishing Audio
Erased: the story of Charles Mackay - Part 2
In the second of a two-part episode on Charles Mackay Black Sheep investigates the mysteries surrounding the Whanganui Mayor's attempted murder of D'Arcy Cresswell - a former soldier who threatened to… Audio
Erased: the story of Charles Mackay - Part 1
For more than 50 years the name of Mayor Charles Mackay was all but forbidden in Whanganui. In 1920 Mackay shot a man through the chest after he threated to expose the mayor's homosexuality. RNZ's… Audio
Book review: There's a Cure for This: A Memoir by Dr Emma
Paul Diamond reviews There's a Cure for This: A Memoir by Dr Emma Espiner, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Book review: The South Island of New Zealand from the Road
Paul Diamond reviews The South Island of New Zealand from the Road by Robin Morrison, published by Massey University Press Audio
Book review: Three of the best from 2022
Paul Diamond reviews three of his favourite books from last year A Fire in the Belly of Hineamaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tupuna by Melinda Webber and Te Kapua O'Connor… Audio
Book review: Matangireia: a Space for Māori in Parliament by Ellen Andersen
Paul Diamond reviews Matangireia: a Space for Maori in Parliament by Ellen Andersen, published by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Audio
Book review: Whatever Next? by Anne Glenconner
Paul Diamond reviews Whatever Next? by Anne Glenconner, published by Hachette Audio
Downfall: The Destruction of Charles Mackay by Paul Diamond
Kiran Dass reviews Downfall: The Destruction of Charles Mackay by Paul Diamond, published by Massey University Press Audio
Musical Chairs: Tuini Ngawai
The Ngati Porou composer Tuini Ngāwai (1910-1965) is not well-known outside the Maori world, even though many of the 300-plus songs she composed are still sung all over Aotearoa-New Zealand. The… Video, Audio
Book review: Between Me and Myself
Paul Diamond reviews Between Me and Myself: A Memoir of Murder, Desire and the Struggle to Be Free by Sandra Willson, published by Text Publishinglson. Audio