He would later serve as a workshop manager before commissioning as an officer in the Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment in 2017.

[1][2] As a staff sergeant in 2016 he contributed to the New Zealand Defence Force response to the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, driving one of 27 trucks carrying over 44 tonnes of vital supplies into the region.

[12][13] His maiden speech, given on 27 July, recounted how he found his way to politics and the Labour Party after receiving state-funded treatment for otherwise-terminal cancer in 2014.

[15] He put himself forward for the Labour nomination in the seat of Christchurch East for the 2023 general election to replace the retiring Poto Williams, but was unsuccessful.

[17][18] Following Labour's election defeat, he expressed regrets at the loss of perks that came with his job as a Member of Parliament including his Air New Zealand Koru Club privileges.