Antony is a part-time lecturer at Laidlaw College. 

He is a lecturer at the University of Canterbury for Aotahi, the School of Māori and Indigenous Studies. Previously, Antony worked in finance teams in a variety of industries and organizations including large multinationals and small not for profits. He has worked in both the private and public sector primarily in New Zealand, and for two years in the United Kingdom.

Māori on his father’s side, Antony is involved in a variety of settings as a public speaker and consultant regarding te ao Māori. He provides an understanding of a Māori worldview, Aotearoa New Zealand history, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Indigenous responses to colonialism.

He is also proud of his maternal Welsh and English heritage from Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales and Derbyshire in England.

Antony’s Masters in Māori and Indigenous Studies investigates the mechanisms of colonisation on his papa kāinga (ancestral home), the North Canterbury Ngāi Tahu village of Tuahiwi. He is also an Associated Chartered Accountant, has a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and a Ministry Internship Diploma from Laidlaw College. 

His research interests include Ngāi Tahu history, Māori spirituality and how te ao Māori informs collective wellbeing.

Antony is married to Elizabeth, a Laidlaw-trained counsellor and former registered nurse. They have three children, Oliver, Samuel, and Kate and live on a 7-acre section in Tuahiwi, land that was taken out of ownership of his tūpuna four generations ago. His whānau returned to the land in 2022.