Richard Shaw
Massey University academic and author who wrote a trilogy exploring his family's role in the colonisation of New Zealand, including The Good Settler - Essays from Other People's Lands.
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May 7, 2026 • 25min
Richard Shaw's books on his journey to understand colonisation
Richard Shaw, a Massey University academic and author who traced his family's colonial past, discusses his trilogy including The Good Settler. He explores settler myths, family links to Parihaka, shocking land deals, quizzes that reveal historical knowledge gaps, and the politics and emotions of confronting Aotearoa’s colonisation.
