Emeritus Distinguished Professor Ritchie Poulton, CNZM FRSNZ

1962-2023

Ritchie passed away on Friday 29th of September 2023. We are deeply saddened by his death, and will always be grateful for the support and enthusiasm he had for our mahi. Ritchie was instrumental in the initial design phase of our project and had ambitious plans to collaborate into the future. His loss is immeasurable. Our thoughts are with Ritchie’s family, and all the team and participants at the Dunedin Study.

We share in their whakatukī:

Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne - A mighty totara has fallen in the great forest of Tāne.