Paul Wood is a New Zealand motivational speaker, author, facilitator, and doctor of psychology.
Wood left high school early,[1] associating with a peer group which valued drugs and violence.
[2] Wood was dependent on drugs, committing crimes to maintain his habit.
[4][5] He served part of his sentence in Paremoremo Prison, which he described as "New Zealand’s toughest facility.
[9][10] More than 10 years after his release, the Parole Board granted Wood a rare discharge.