Daniel Haines, Te Rarawa, is the Head of Māori Outcomes for Eke Panuku Development Auckland. Recent employment includes Māori engagement and Treaty settlement work with Wynyard Edge Alliance and Auckland Council. He also was the elected president of the Auckland University Students’ Association and the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations.

Daniel is a board member of Academic Quality Agency, which provides external quality assurance for all New Zealand Universities, and ActionStation, an independent, crowdfunded, community campaigning organisation. His previous governance and advisory roles include the Public Service Association, Unitec’s Rūnanga o Ngā Toa Āwhina, Student Job Search, and the University of Auckland. Daniel has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Auckland.