[1] He then studied at Victoria University, completing two degrees before embarking on a career in education and race relations.
[1] Hirsh was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1975, and travelled among Navajo and Mohawk communities in the United States and Canada.
[1] In March 1986, Hirsh succeeded Hiwi Tauroa as New Zealand's Race Relations Conciliator and a Human Rights Commissioner, and served in that role for three years.
[6] Hirsh has also authored several books, among them the autobiography, Out of The Shadows: My life's journey from Monchengladbach to Milton and beyond (2013).
[1] Hirsh was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1990 New Year Honours, in recognition of his service as Race Relations Conciliator.