Bio:

Dean is a Māori nurse leader, educator, researcher, and consultant with experience across perioperative nursing, clinical education, kaupapa Māori research, Hauora Māori, and cultural safety. His background includes operating theatres, PACU, public health, clinical liaison, healthcare policy and education design. Dean is currently a Hauora Māori Nurse Consultant, Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology, and PhD student at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington.

He has published peer-reviewed work on Hauora Māori & Indigenous health in International Journals. His leadership was recognised through completion of the New Zealand Leadership Programme in 2025, and selection as a finalist for the Leader Māori HR Award at the 2025 HRNZ Awards.

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His topics include:

• Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Healthcare
• Inequities in Māori Health: An analysis
• Cultural awareness and safety
• Critical Tiriti Analysis (CTA) – Advanced session/workshop for those with existing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Healthcare knowledge