Vincent O’Malley is a founding partner of HistoryWorks, a Wellington consultancy specialising in Treaty of Waitangi research, and is the author of a number of books on New Zealand history including The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642–1840, Beyond the Imperial Frontier: The Contest for Colonial New Zealand and The Great War for New Zealand: Waikato 1800-2000. His most recent book is Voices from the New Zealand Wars / He Reo nō ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa.