Mason Durie

Sir Mason Durie
Professor Sir Mason Durie
Born	4 December 1938 (1938-12-04) (age 72)
Nationality	New Zealand
Fields	Psychiatry
Institutions	Professor, Massey University
Alma mater	University of Otago (MBChB) McGill University (GradDipPsych)
Notable awards	KNZM (2010)

Sir Mason Durie, KNZM, FRSNZ, FRANZCP (born 4 December 1938) is a New Zealand professor of psychiatry and research academic at Massey University, well known for his contributions to Māori health.

Early life

He has affiliations with the Rangitane, Ngati Kauwhata and Ngati Raukawa tribes of New Zealand, grew up in Feilding and attended Te Aute College, Hawke’s Bay.

Education

He graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1963. He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychiatry from McGill University, Canada, and was Director of Psychiatry at Palmerston North Hospital before his appointment to the Royal Commission on Social Policy from 1986-88.

Achievements

For 40 years he has been at the forefront of a transformational approach to Māori health and has played major roles in building the Māori health workforce. His efforts have been recognised by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, the Public Health Association of New Zealand, the Māori Medical Practitioners Association, the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, and the Polynesian Society.

In addition to a life-long commitment to Māori health, he has also championed higher education for Māori. As Deputy Chair of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Professor of Māori Research and Development, and more recently Deputy Vice Chancellor at Massey University, he continues to provide national academic leadership for Māori and indigenous development and regularly assists Iwi and Māori communities to realise their own aspirations for socio-economic advancement.

Apart from serving on the Boards of Te Papa and the Foundation for Research Science and Technology, he has been Chair of the Guardians Group for the Secondary Futures project, and a Commissioner for the New Zealand Families Commission. He chaired the Ministerial Taskforce on Whānau Ora and is Chair of Te Kāhui Amokura, a Standing Committee of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee.

In 2002 he was awarded a Doctor of Literature from Massey University and in 2008 received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Otago University. Professor Durie is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and a Fellow of the Humanities Council of New Zealand Academy. He has published widely and has regularly presented keynote addresses at Iwi, national and international conferences.

Mason was knighted in the 2010 New Zealand New Year’s honours^[1] for services to Maori health, and public health services in particular. He had previously (2001) been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.^[2]

Current Work

Durie is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Maori and Pasifika) at Massey University.^[3] He is also Professor of Maori Research and Development.

Publications

• Durie, Mason (1998). Te Mana, Te Kawanatanga The Politics of Maori Self-Determination. 
• Durie, Mason (1999). Whaiora, Maori Health Development. Oxford Univeristy Press. ISBN 978-0195584035. 
• Durie, Mason (2001). Mauri Ora, The Dynamics of Maori Health. Oxford Univeristy Press. ISBN 978-0195584189. 
• Durie, Mason (2003). Nga Kahui Pou, Launching Maori Futures. Huia Pub.. ISBN 978-1877283987. 
• Durie, Mason (2005). Nga Tai Matatu: Tides of Maori Endurance. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195584684. 

Family

Durie is the older brother of former High Court Judge and Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court The Honourable Sir Edward (Eddie) Taihakurei Durie KNZM.

References

1. ^ "2010 New Zealand New Year’s honours". http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/list.asp?id=47. Retrieved 1 March 2010. 
2. ^ "2001 New Zealand New Year’s honours". http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/list.asp?id=15. Retrieved 1 March 2010. 
3. ^ "Massey Academic Staff". http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/university-management/university-management/university-management_home.cfm. Retrieved 1 March 2010. 

External links

• Massey University, University Management
• Rangitane Iwi

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