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Working with those who talk back, Paul Diamond

Posted on December 1, 2010 by NZ Books

Tuamaka: The Challenge of Difference in Aotearoa New Zealand Joan Metge Auckland University Press, $29.99, ISBN 9781869404680 Growing up in Pukekohe during WWII, Joan Metge wanted to be an archaeologist. When a family friend said, “Wouldn’t you get more…

Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Issue 92, Joan Metge, Paul Diamond, Summer 2010
Posted in Essays, History, Lecture, Māori, Non-fiction, Review

No tame dusky maiden, Peter Calder

Posted on June 1, 2008 by NZ Books

Makereti: Taking Maori to the World Paul Diamond Random House, $44.99, ISBN 9781869419004 In 1911, the year of George V’s coronation, a “Festival of Empire” was staged at London’s Crystal Palace exhibition centre. A forerunner of the great mid-century expos…

Tagged with: Issue 82, Paul Diamond, Peter Calder, Random House, Winter 2008
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review

Guarding the treasure, Paul Diamond

Posted on March 1, 2006 by NZ Books

Mana Tuturu: Maori Treasures and Intellectual Property Rights Barry Barclay Auckland University Press, $44.99, ISBN 1869403509 Barry Barclay (Ngati Apa, Pakeha) has been making films for more than 40 years, and is arguably this country’s leading documentary maker. In Mana…

Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Autumn 2006, Barry Barclay, Issue 73, Paul Diamond
Posted in History, Māori, Media, Non-fiction, Review