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Michael Bassett is probably New Zealand’s best known political historian. He
is the author of ten books on New Zealand political history and is currently working on
more. He also writes a political column every second week for Christchurch's The Press and the Waikato Times.
Dr Bassett was New Zealand Minister of Health and Local Government between 1984 and
1987 and Minister of Internal Affairs, Local Government, Civil Defence and Arts & Culture
between 1987 and 1990.
He has been a professor of history in Canada and the United States and spent ten years (1994-2004) as a tribunal member of the Waitangi Tribunal that deals with the claims of New Zealand’s indigenous people, the Maori.
 Contact: michael.bassett@xtra.co.nz
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