Paul Diamond
Regular book reviewer and commentator who contributes reviews to Nine To Noon; in this episode provides an in-depth review of Richard Shaw's The Good Settler.
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May 13, 2026 • 8min
Book review: The Good Settler by Richard Shaw
Paul Diamond, a regular book reviewer, gives a lively take on Richard Shaw’s The Good Settler. He traces Shaw’s settler trilogy and family links to Parihaka. He highlights the book’s essay style, a quiz-night reveal of hidden segregation, debates about ‘moving on’, and Shaw’s secular ideas of confession, witness and being a good settler.
