Paul Diamond (writer)

Paul Diamond (born 1968) is a New Zealand writer, curator, journalist, broadcaster and historian. He grew up in the Hutt Valley and is of Ngāti Hauā, Te Rarawa and Ngāpuhi descent.[1][2][3] After a degree from Massey University he became a journalist. From 2011 he was the inaugural Curator, Maori at the Alexander Turnbull Library.[4] He later became Head of New Zealand and Pacific Histories and Cultures at Te Papa Tongarewa.[5]

In 2022, Diamond wrote a book about the life of Charles Mackay called Downfall: The Destruction of Charles Mackay.[6][7] The book was shortlisted for Ockham New Zealand Book Awards General Non-Fiction Award in 2023.[8]

He was also the author of A Fire in Your Belly: Māori leaders speak (Huia, 2003), Makereti: Taking Māori to the world (Random House, 2007), a biography of Makereti (often know as Guide Maggie or Maggie Papakura) and Savaged to Suit: Māori and cartooning in New Zealand (Fraser Books, 2018). In 2017 he was awarded Creative New Zealand’s prestigious Berlin Writer’s Residency.[2] As a journalist and broadcaster he was awarded Qantas Media Awards, Media Peace Awards and a David Low Chevening Fellowship to Oxford University.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paul Diamond - Writer's Files • Read NZ Te Pou Muramura". www.read-nz.org. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Paul Diamond". Massey University Press. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ^ Chumko, André (2022). "Connections and collections: Paul Diamond's lifetime of storytelling". Stuff website.
  4. ^ "Author - Paul Diamond". www.ketebooks.co.nz. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  5. ^ "History team | Te Papa". tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Paul Diamond: the remarkable fall of Charles Mackay". RNZ. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  7. ^ Rodger, Victor (5 February 2023). "A spectacular fall from grace: the story of Charles Mackay". The Spinoff. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  8. ^ "2023 Awards | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". www.nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
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