10 Facts About Paul Moon

Evan Paul Moon was born on 18 October 1968 and is a New Zealand historian and a professor at the Auckland University of Technology.

Paul Moon is a writer of New Zealand history and biography, specialising in Maori history, the Treaty of Waitangi and the early period of Crown rule.

Paul Moon has produced the biographies of Governors William Hobson and Robert FitzRoy, and the Nga Puhi chief Hone Heke.

Currently, Paul Moon is professor of history at Auckland University of Technology's Te Ara Poutama, the Faculty of Maori Development, where he has taught since 1993.

Paul Moon has appeared on TVNZ's Frontier of Dreams programme explaining the history of the Waitangi Treaty, on Prime TV's New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers programme, on TVNZ's Close Up, Marae, Te Karere, and Waka Huia programmes, on TV3 News, on Sky News Australia, and on Maori Television as an election night analyst.

Paul Moon is a frequent commentator on Treaty-related issues on Radio New Zealand's Morning Report programme, on Newstalk ZB, Radio Pacific, and Radio Live.

Paul Moon responded in a newspaper article in which he accused the critics of the book of attempting to censor him.

Paul Moon was critical of some of the superficial commentaries made by particular academics, and noted that many people had criticised the book before it had even been released.

Paul Moon was asked for a professional opinion and stated that the piece of wood was almost certainly a late nineteenth century fake.

Paul Moon identifies as a Christian, and in July 2007 completed a history of Three Kings Congregational Church, in Mt.