[1] Dansey first started his journalism career when he completed an apprenticeship with the Hawera Star before moving on to become editor and part-owner of the Rangitikei News.

[2] At the Taranaki Daily News, he drew a comic strip with two characters, Tom Tiki (a Māori leprechaun) and his cat Puss.

[2] He also enjoyed the freedom of freelance journalism and social commentary, contributing to the Māori-aimed magazine Te Ao Hou / The New World, and commenting on Māori issues on the radio.

[3] Dansey wrote a full-length play in 1971, Te Raukura: The Feathers of the Albatross, which was first performed in 1972 at the Auckland Festival.

In the 1974 New Year Honours, Dansey was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to journalism and the community.

He stressed the need for people to respect other cultures, and he consulted and trained in business, government, legal, and professional organisations.

Besides journalism, politics, cartooning, and theatre, Dansey became interested in radio broadcasting and subsequently became one of 1ZB's first talkback hosts, and was a frequent contributor to current affairs programmes.