Introducing
Introducing
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Dr Heather Came
Dr Heather Came
Activist scholar at large
Activist scholar at large
Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Practice
Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Practice
Dr Came spoke at our 2023 conference so we are very excited to be welcoing her back in 2026.
Bio:
Bio:
Dr Heather Came is a seventh generation Pākehā New Zealander (tangata Tiriti) who grew up on Ngātiwai land. She has worked for 32 years in health promotion and/or public health and has a long involvement in social justice activism.
In 2023 she founded Heather Came & Associates a consultancy specialising in pursuing racial justice. As an activist scholar her work has influenced public health, equity practice, and education in Aotearoa. In 2021 she was joint winner of Kāhui Hauora Tūmatanui Public Health Champion Award for her lifetime contribution to public health.
Heather’s pioneering investigations into institutional racism within the health sector have set national benchmarks and informed systemic reform. Her expert evidence has supported Waitangi Tribunal claimants, United Nations shadow reports and influenced government reviews, public health guidelines, and workforce training frameworks.
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