Paul Diamond
Paul Diamond at the Berlin film festival
It's one of the Big Three European Film Festivals, along with the fiercely business-like Cannes Festival, and the more high-minded Venice one. Audio
Pukana Exhibition showcases iconic Maori performances
The National Library has turned back the clock in its latest exhibition which showcases some of the country's most iconic Maori performances of the past few decades. Stars including Tina Cross joined… Audio
Pukana - centuries of Maori performance
From Maori origin stories to te reo thrash metal - a new exhibition is canvassing Maori performance over the centuries. Pukana: moments in Maori performance at the National Library in Wellington… Audio
How cartoonists framed Waitangi Day
Newspaper cartoonists job is to cast a critical eye on what’s going on and sum it up in images that can be understood at a glance at that time. But author Paul Diamond tells Colin Peacock cartoons… Audio, Gallery
Bookmarks: Paul Diamond Curator, Maori at the Turnbull Library
Paul Diamond is a writer, journalist, historian and broadcaster. He'll talk about his new book Savaged to Suit: Maori and Cartooning in New Zealand as well as his favourite books, music and films. Audio, Gallery
Book review - He Reo Wahine
Paul Diamond reviews He Reo Wahine : Maori Women's Voices in Colonial New Zealand by Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla. Audio
The curious case of Charles Mackay
Former Whanganui mayor Charles Mackay, who served six years in prison for shooting a man who was blackmailing him, was the first New Zealander to come out as homosexual, says Wellington historian Paul… Audio, Gallery
Robert Dessaix: What Days Are For
"I do travel for eros. Eros isn't he same thing as sex. It's the sense of being sensually present in someone's eyes, and their being sensually present in yours; and of giving pleasure and receiving… Audio
Book review: Polynesian Panthers
'Polynesian Panthers' edited by Melani Anae, Leilani Tamu and Lautofa Luli. Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio
1975 Land March - Commemorating 40 years
Te Ahi Kaa features coverage of a panel discussion of where Cyril Chapman, Vivian Hutchinson and David Williams reflect on their involvement in the 1975 Land March lead by Te Rarawa Kuia Dame Whina… Audio
Book Review: Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski
Reviewed by Paul Diamond, Text Publishing / United Book Distributors, RRP $55.00. Audio
Book Review: The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie
The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie: Murder, Politics and Revenge in Nineteenth Century New Zealand by David Hastings. Reviewed by Paul Diamond, published by Auckland University Press. Audio
Book review: 'The Lives of Colonial Objects'
'The Lives of Colonial Objects' Edited by Annabel Cooper, Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla. Published by Otago University Press, RRP$50.00. Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio
Book review: 'Sanctuary: The Discovery of Wonder'
Paul Diamond reviews 'Sanctuary: The Discovery of Wonder' by Julie Leibrich, published by Otago University Press. Audio
Book review - At the Margin of Empire
Paul Diamond reviews 'At the Margin of Empire: John Webster and the Hokianga, 1842-1900' by Jennifer Ashton. Published by Auckland University Press. Audio
Book review: 'The Secret History of Wonder Woman' by Jill Lepore
Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio
Book review: 'Maori Boy' by Witi Ihimaera
Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Published by Vintage RRP $39.99. Audio
Book Review: White Ghosts, Yellow Peril - China and New Zealand 1790 - 1950 by Stevan Eldred-Grigg with Zeng Dazheng
Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Published by Otago University Press RRP$55.00. Audio
Book Review - Arms Race
Written by Nic Lowe, reviewed by Paul Diamond and published by Text. Audio
