Karl Pulotu-Endemann

Karl Pulotu-Endemann MNZM JP
Born	Apia, Western Samoa
Nationality	New Zealander
Medical career
Profession	Nurse
Field	Mental health
Institutions	Universal College of Learning

Karl Pulotu-Endemann 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] [ failed verification ] [6] [ failed verification ]}

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. Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann – Gender diversity Archived 6 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine , Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand; accessed 24 June 2014.
2. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Archived 1 March 2014 at archive.today ; accessed 24 June 2014.
3. ^[ dead link ‍]
4. Profile Archived 4 March 2016 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 28 March 2014 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.