Canadian-born Diana Morrow has a Ph.D in History and is a professional historian who has worked for the Waitangi Tribunal, the Office of Treaty Settlements and as an interpretive writer for museums and art galleries. 

She is the co-author of Urban Village: the Story of Ponsonby, Freemans Bay & St Mary’s Bay (2006) and A Fine Prospect: A History of Remuera, Meadowbank & St Johns (2011) and has co-edited two other books.