This episode is the first of three in which Board | Te Poari professional advisor Maarama Davis talks with intersex activist and counsellor, Mani Mitchell MNZM. Mani is a Rainbow‐identifying person who has devoted much of their life to educating people about the lived reality of people who are non‐binary, lecturing at universities and running workshops around the world. They also have experience of the health system as a kiritaki patient and were on the working group involved with revising the Board | te Poari’s Cultural safety and cultural competence standard.
The first episode focuses on cultural safety and during the episode Mani and Maarama mention the pioneering medical educator Irihapeti Ramsden who passed away in 2003.
This conversation was recorded on 8th June 2026 and selected video clips from the conversation will be available soon.
