The reluctant leader: He kaihautū, he whakatōngā

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The reluctant leader: He kaihautū, he whakatōngā

Curtis Walker
Medical Council chair Curtis Walker wearing his grandfather, Ranginui Walker’s, New Zealand Māori Council tie, and the suit his great-uncle Bob Gudex wore while on the MCNZ board (front row, far left). “That is the whakapapa,” says Dr Walker

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Subtle and gentle, Curtis Walker talks to Alan Perrott about leadership, identifying as Māori and why flagpoles sometimes must come down Kei te korero a Curtis Walker, Curtis Walker, Ko Curtis Walker, tiamana o te Kaunihera Hauora, e mau nei ki te neketai o Te Kaunihera Māori o Aotearoa mai i tērā o ana tupuna i a Ranginui Walker;