Paul Moon
Irreplaceable archive of New Zealand rugby photos up for auction
Over 40,000 images from the waylaid Fairfax Archives are up for auction, featuring over 2,500 individual players from the last hundred years. Audio
Framing a life: Ans Westra
Over almost sixty years, Dutch-Kiwi photographer Ans Westra took hundreds of thousands of pictures of life in New Zealand. A new illustrated biography Ans Westra - A life in photography interrogates… Audio, Gallery
Free Speech Union launches support group
Educators who think they can't speak freely on contentious academic issues now have a support group. AUT historian and one of two chairpeople for the group spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Paul Moon: 'I wasn't going to censor anything'
The unflinching new book When Darkness Stays by historian Paul Moon is based on the time he spent capturing the oral history of late Tuhoe tohunga, H ¯hepa Kereopa. Dr Moon thought he was "the last… Audio
Who decides when speech is free and when it's hateful?
Free speech. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says the platform won't ban holocaust deniers from their denying. "I'm Jewish," he says, "and there's a set of people who deny that the Holocaust happened. I… Audio
Paul Moon: the history of the Waikato River
Paul Moon is a professor of history at AUT whose latest book is "The Waikato - A History of New Zealand's Greatest River". At 425 kilometres long, the Waikato is the longest river in New Zealand and… Audio
Statues and history
There are calls for a colonial statue in Auckland to be pulled down, as it presents a Eurocentric view of the country's history. Historian Paul Moon from AUT says we can't ignore our past, however… Audio
Warrior chief: the story of Hongi Hika
Hongi Hika is a man with a difficult legacy. He's one of the greatest figures in New Zealand history, but he's also often held responsible for starting the Musket Wars. Audio
Green MP detained in Israel, mission deemed "a ship of fools"
The Green Party MP, Marama Davidson, is still being detained in Israel after the protest boat she was on was intercepted by Israeli defence forces in the Mediterranean. We talk to AUT professor Paul… Audio
Mike Hosking disses Maori wards
Mike Hosking has caused ire by suggesting New Plymouth Maori should stand for Council without the benefit of a Maori ward, an argument countered by invoking studies that show continuous and sustained… Audio
Twist on the Europeans to discover NZ
History professor Paul Moon talks about a not-new claim that the first Europeans to discover the New Zealand were Spanish or Portugese. Audio
The future of Te Reo
Professor Paul Moon has just written a book documenting the history of Te Reo in Aotearoa once the first colonists arrived in Aotearoa. He takes Wallace on a journey through the Maori language and the… Audio
Support growing for land wars public holiday
Hundreds gathered at parliament yesterday to present an eleven-thousand signature petition calling for a public holiday to commemorate the New Zealand land wars. Audio
Paul Moon - Remarkable New Zealanders
Dr Paul Moon discusses his new book Face to Face - featuring conversations with 12 remarkable New Zealanders including Sir Bob Jones, Sir Richard Hadlee, Patricia Grace and Michael Houston. Audio
Crown's found in breach of the Waitangi Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal has ruled the crown's refusal to pay to use Lake Waikaremoana for hydro-power generation breached of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio
Waitangi Tribunal 'got its facts wrong'
Paul Moon, Treaty specialist at the Auckland University of Technology speaks with Mary Wilson. Audio
Labour sets 2020 deadline for historic treaty claims
The Labour Party says it will settle all historic Treaty of Waitangi claims by 2020 if elected next month. Audio
Insight for 25 May 2014 - Ngapuhi & Settlement Anguish
Lois Williams explains the divisions in Ngapuhi as efforts are made to decide who should negotiate a settlement Audio
Academic says 'Topless Maori' story highly improbable
A member of the London-based Maori cultural group, Ngati Ranana, appears to have had a little fun at the expense of British media writing about the New Zealand tour of the Duke and Duchess of… Audio
Maori Party search for Tariana Turia's replacement
The hunt is on for a replacement for the Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia. Audio
