Daniel Patrick

Daniel returned to Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga as Managing Editor, and now as Pouhere Matua (Acting), after serving 4 years as Director, New Zealand Biological Heritage. He directs and plans the Centre’s executive and business activities, including contracting, financial operations, resources planning, risk management, systems and performance measures and manages the Centre's investment portfolios, as well as leads the NPM journals; AlterNative and MAI Journal.

Daniel holds two degrees, a Bachelor's degree in Applied Sciences and a Master's degree in Health Sciences with honours. He has extensive background in research and research leadership, coming to NPM having been the Research Programme Manager for the Social Statistics Research Group, and co-founded the Centre of Methods and Policy Applications in the Social Sciences (COMPASS) at the University of Auckland, prior to that he had four years' as founder and Manager of the New Zealand Social Statistics Network (NZSSN). In 2007 he secured funding, developed and established the New Zealand Social Science Data Service where he was the founding manager. He has redeveloped and held management positions at the Survey Research Unit and the Centre for Health Services Research and Policy, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland; the Health Services Research Team, National Primary Medical Care Study, Department of Community Health, University of Auckland; and others. He also has extensive experience in the field of research, business development, data analytics and management, programme management and strategic planning.

Daniel serves on the Veterans’ Health Advisory Board a position he has held since November 2016.