Curator, Māori at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Paul Diamond (Ngāti Hauā, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) is the author of Downfall: the destruction of Charles Mackay, shortlisted for the 2023 Ockham Book Awards. The recipient of the 2019 CNZ writers’ residency in Berlin, previous works include A Fire in Your Belly, Makereti, and Savaged to Suit.