Karl Pulotu-Endemann

MNZM JP
Born
Apia, Western Samoa
NationalityNew Zealander
Medical career
ProfessionNurse
FieldMental health
InstitutionsUniversal College of Learning

Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann MNZM JP is a Samoan-born, New Zealand-based academic, nurse and fa'afafine and is called by Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand "one of New Zealand's best-known and most honoured fa'afafine".[1]

Pulotu-Endemann moved to New Zealand as a child in 1959.

After training initially as a psychiatric nurse, Pulotu-Endemann became a health consultant on the Pacific Health issue, and created the Fonofale Model of Pacific Health[2][3] has been accepted by the Mental Health Commission of New Zealand.[1]

As an educator, Pulotu-Endemann rose to be associate-head of Manawatu Polytechnic's Nursing and Health Studies (now UCOL).[4]

In 1990, Pulotu-Endemann became one of only two Pacifica Justice of the Peace in New Zealand.[2][5][6]

Selected works

  • Pulotu-Endemann, Fuimaono Karl, and Sione Tuʼitahi. Fonofale: Model of health. Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann, 2009.
  • Agnew, Francis, Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann, Gail Robinson, Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Helen Warren, Amanda Wheeler, Maliaga Erick, Tevita Hingano, and Helen Schmidt-Sopoaga. "Pacific models of mental health service delivery in New Zealand (“PMMHSD”) project." Auckland: Health Research Council of New Zealand (2004).
  • Crawley, Louisa, Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann, and Rosaline Tofilau Utumapu Stanley-Findlay. Strategic directions for the mental health services for Pacific Islands people. Ministry of Health, 1995.
  • Pulotu-Endemann, Karl, and Paul Spoonley. "Being Samoan: Samoan ethnicity in New Zealand." New Zealand and International Migration: A digest and bibliography 2 (1992).
  • Pulotu-Endemann, F. Karl, and Carmel L. Peteru. "Beyond the Paradise myth: Sexuality and identity." Tangata o te moana nui: The evolving identities of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa/New Zealand (2001): 122-136.

Honours

In the 2001 New Year Honours, Pulotu-Endemann was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to public health.[7] He is also a sitting member of the CreativeNZ Pacific Arts Committee[8] In 2022, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Health degree by Massey University.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann – Gender diversity Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand; accessed 24 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Archived 2014-03-01 at archive.today; accessed 24 June 2014.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, moh.govt.nz; accessed 24 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann transcript » PrideNZ.com". www.pridenz.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Pasifika's widening mental health mis-match". Newsroom. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "New Year honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2000. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Pacific Arts Committee Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, creativenz.govt.nz; accessed 24 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Honorary doctorate citation, Karl Pulotu-Endemann, 2022". Massey University. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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