Denis O’Reilly M Soc P. Tangata Tiriti. (Ngāti Pakeha no Aotearoa).
Denis works with organisations which seek both economic prosperity and a better society. He is one of New Zealand’s most capable community developers and he has international experience working in large-scale industry change programmes.
Denis has a background in street activism and community development. Denis holds a notion that the people of Aotearoa are our nation’s most valuable resource, but that somehow, we’ve turned a gifted and resourceful portion of our population into an alienated, marginalised and imprisoned underclass. He promotes pro-social behaviour, high rates of social and economic participation and high value contribution amongst unrecognised and even unlikely knowledge workers, innovators, and entrepreneurs.
Denis has been married to Taape Tareha since 1975. Together they have 6 children, 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
