About Us

Based in Wellington, New Zealand HankStar is led by Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Henry Dowler (see below for more information and a link to Henry’s CV).

Henry is a highly regarded public policy specialist and project manager. Henry’s large network of associates is highly skilled and has a long record of success in New Zealand and in the international environment.

HankStar consultants and associates have a wide range of public and private sector experiences that illustrate the capability, capacity, creativity and talent that HankStar can bring to bear on any project.

Henry Dowler

Managing Director and Principal Consultant

Since 1995, Henry has gained an exceptional range of experiences in senior advisory, analytical, technical and management roles. He has worked for, or interacted regularly with, most New Zealand government departments. Prior to 1995, he had a 15-year career in local government and an executive position with a non-government organisation.

Henry is well known for his professional integrity, strategic and intellectual leadership, relationship management skills, extensive professional networks, and his ability to be the catalyst for success.

Henry established his first consulting company in 1997 and led that company until June 2008. He left that company in good heart and launched HankStar Consulting Limited as the next step in his fascinating professional career.

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Publications from previous projects

To see examples of publications that were, in whole or in part, substantially written or edited by HankStar Principal Consultant, Henry Dowler and/or HankStar associates please click on the following links. The links were all working when this page was last updated. If, however, you are not able to download a publication via any of the links, please contact HankStar directly and we will send a pdf copy of the publication to your email address.

Public Health Legislation Review: A new public health legislative framework

(Ministry of Health, July 1998) >> read more

Guidelines to the Education (Hostels) Regulations 2005

(Ministry of Education, February 2006) >> read more

Consultation on ‘Staying at School’

(Ministry of Education, September 2006) >> read more

Proposals to set Building Consent Authority Accreditation Fees and for Assistance with Accreditation

(Department of Building and Housing, October 2006) >> read more

Building Consent Authority Registration Standards and Criteria Proposals

(Department of Building and Housing, March 2007) >> read more

Private Building Consent Authority ‘Adequate Means’ and Civil Liability Insurance Proposals

(Department of Building and Housing, July 2007) >> read more

Report of the Air Ambulance Reference Group to the ACC and Health Ministers

(February 2008) >> read more

Guidelines on ‘Adequate Means’ for Private Building Consent Authorities

(Department of Building and Housing, April 2008) >> read more

Accredited Employer Programme: Operational Review – Final Report for the Chief Executives’ Steering Group

(ACC, May 2008) >> read more

Report of the Waterview Connection Procurement Steering Group: Progressing the Waterview Connection as a public private partnership

(The Treasury, June 2008) >> read more

Guidelines on Hand Hygiene for New Zealand Hospitals

(Hand Hygiene New Zealand, December 2008) >> read more

An Independent Review of the New Zealand Road User Charging System

(Road User Charges Review Group, March 2009) >> read more

Draft Guidance on Preventing Central Venous Catheter–related Bloodstream Infections for New Zealand Hospitals

NQIP Infection Prevention & Control Programme, June 2009) >> read more

Draft Recommendations for a National Surgical and Procedural Site Infection Surveillance Programme

(NQIP Infection Prevention & Control Programme, October 2009) >> read more