Paul Diamond

Paul Diamond reviews 'The Mansion of Happiness' by Jill Lepore, published by Alfred A. Knopf. Audio

Written by Kawata Teepa, published by Huia Publishers, reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

Denise Mina writes about the gritty streets of Glasgow and Ron Rash the remote Appalachian Mountains. They explore how location infuses their very different work. Audio

Paul Diamond reviews 'A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam', published by Text Publishing. Audio

Written by Vincent O'Malley, published by Auckland University Press/Harper Collins, reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

Review of last night's premiere of Jenny McLeod's opera 'Hohepa' Audio

Written by Richard Davenport-Hines, published by Fourth Estate. Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

Written by Mark Amery, images by Ans Westra, published by Suite Publishing, reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

Paul Diamond reviews 'Infrared' by Nancy Huston, published by Text. Audio

Paul Diamond reads emails and text messages to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio

Vice President of Exhibits & Archives for Ripley Entertainment, Inc., the company that operates more than 80 attractions, in 11 countries worldwide. Audio

Writer of novels, short stories, plays, poems and non-fiction, and Robert Burns fellow 2011 at the University of Otago. Her new travel book of essays and poems is The Broken Book. Audio

New Zealand composer whose new opera, Hohepa, will receive its world premiere with the New Zealand Opera staging at the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival. Audio

Senior Associate of the Institute of Policy Studies at Victoria University whose specialist area of knowledge is the migration of Maori to Australia. Audio

Farmer and forester in Motatau, Northland, who has been an Environmental Commissioner with the Environment Court since 2003, and involved with many boards and committees for the last 20 years. Audio

Recent New Zealand citizen who is trying to recreate the best parts of San Francisco in Wellington, and has co-founded Retake The Net to help keep the internet free and open. Audio

Writer for The Irish Times, whose most recent book is Enough is Enough: How to Build a New Republic. He discusses the Irish presidential election. Audio

Paul Diamond reviews Fiona Pardington's book which is published by Otago University Press. Audio

Written by Hone Tuwhare, reviewed by Paul Diamond and published by Godwit. Audio