Dianne Macaskill was the Chief Executive and Chief Archivist of Archives New Zealand

Archives New Zealand

Archives New Zealand is the National Archives of New Zealand, with overall responsibility for government recordkeeping and for community archives. Since 1 February 2011 it has been part of the Department of Internal Affairs...

. She started in this role on 11 June 2001 and finished her term on 10 June 2009.

Prior to being the Chief Archivist, Macaskill held the position of Deputy Government Statistician at Statistics New Zealand

Statistics New Zealand

Statistics New Zealand is the national statistical office of New Zealand.-Organisation:New Zealand's Minister of Statistics is Maurice Williamson who serves as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and holds several other posts within government...

. She worked in the public sector from 1971, and holds a BSc from Victoria University

Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...

in Wellington, New Zealand.