Dee Isaacs

Dee works at 4Sight – Part of SLR as a Technical Director and is responsible for matters relating to Treaty of Waitangi obligations and Māori engagement.

He holds a number of board roles across the country;

  • NZ Chair of Papa Pounamu (the NZ Planning Institute)
  • Board member of the Auckland Urban Design Panel
  • Executive member of Ngā Aho

Prior to working in consultancy Dee was a principal planner at Auckland Council working to achieve the aspirations of mana whenua and iwi representatives through the development of the mana whenua provisions of the Auckland Unitary Plan. His current role allows him to work within a local government and central government planning context.

He is a fluent speaker of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga and the work he does relates to bringing te ao Māori and te ao Pākehā together in a planning or urban design context, then to navigate projects through some of the cultural intricacies of things Māori.