John Dyall was born in Hamilton and was educated at Hamilton Boys High. He continued his studies at Victoria University and graduated with a B.C.A. (Hons) in Economics in 1972. He is a financial and economic analyst who has worked in a variety of fields both in the private and public sectors. He worked for the Department of Trade and Industry for two years, spent five years with the Treasury, two years as Private Secretary to the Associate Minister of Finance, and four years with the Department of Māori Affairs. He has also worked as an auditor in London. From 1980-82 he undertook contract work for Brierley Investments Ltd and Massey University. He is a member of the Proprietors of Taharoa C Block. Dyall’s writing is composed of non-fiction publications and reports.
Biographical sources
- Phone conversation with John Dyall, September, 1998.
- Māori Resource Development: A Handbook of Māori Organizations. [Christchurch, N.Z.: J. R. Dyall, 1985]
Non-fiction
- The Distribution of Income and Wealth in New Zealand: Māori Wealth, a Comment. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Planning Council, 1984.
- Dyall states that this is a "broad assessment of the size of Māori land assets."
- Māori Resource Development: A Handbook of Māori Organizations. [Christchurch, N.Z.: J. R. Dyall, 1985]
- Dyall states that this is a "handbook about ways and means of enhancing Māori resources."
- Māori Economic Development Commission. Māori Under-Development: Submissions to the Employment Promotion Conference, and the Māori Employment Conference. Wellington, N.Z.: Māori Economic Development Commission, [1985].
- Report prepared by Edward M. K. Douglas and John Dyall. Dyall writes that this is report outlining "strategies to enhance Māori involvement in the wider markets."