18 December 2023
John Luke
[FYI request #24858 email]
REF: DOIA-2324-0360
Tēnā koe John
Response to your Official Information Act 1982 request
Thank you for your email of 24 November 2023 to the Ministry for Ethnic Communities (the
Ministry) requesting further information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
on Board/entity nominations. Specifically:
…I noted, "In 2022/23 the Ministry nominated individuals for the fol owing roles on
public sector boards and committees: Chair, Chair and Member, Deputy Chair, Director,
Layperson, Member, Member Health Practitioner, and Natural Science Commissioner."
i.
Can you supply which board or entities of these positions belong too? I can
easily understand that Natural Science Commissioner belong to the UNESCO.
But I can't tel what sort of Chair, or Deputy Chair or Director actually belong to.
Please kindly supply the list of it's board or entities of these positions.
ii.
Also, please supply the list of its board or entities of these endorsed positions.
iii.
I noted" The Ministry is aware of 17 individuals from our database who were
appointed or reappointed in 2022/23 as the individual informed us". Can you
please supply the successful candidate and which board/entities/ roles/
positions they have been successful on?…
For clarity, this is a fol ow up request to OIA2324-0297 which you received on 23 November
2023, and was in relation to the
Te Pūrongo ā-Tau a Te Tari Mātāwaka – Annual Report of
the Ministry for Ethnic Communities 2022/23.
Please see the tables appended to this letter in response to your request, and summarised in
the below Appendices table.
Appendices
Reference Title
Comments
A
Board name and role nominations
Released in full
B
Board name and role endorsements
Released in full
C
Appointments
Released in full
D
Reappointments
Released in full
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Ngā mihi
Edward Firth
Director of Ministerial Services
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Appendix A: Board name and role nominations
Board
Role
Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd
Member
Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority
Member
Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Board
Member
Bay of Plenty / Gisborne Lottery Community Distribution Committee
Member
Bay of Plenty Community Trust
Member
Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board of New Zealand
Member
Canterbury / Kaikōura Lottery Community Distribution Committee
Member
Commerce Commission
Deputy Chair
Commerce Commission
Member
Commerce Commission
Member
Community Impact Forum and Social Impact Fund Allocation
Committee
Chair
Community Organisation Grants Scheme Local Distribution Committee
Member
Community Sector Research Committee
Member
Conservation Boards - Auckland
Member
Conservation Boards - Bay of Plenty
Member
Conservation Boards - Canterbury Aoraki
Member
Conservation Boards - East Coast Hawkes Bay
Member
Conservation Boards - Nelson Marlborough
Member
Conservation Boards - Waikato
Member
Conservation Boards - Wellington
Member
Copyright Tribunal
Member
Cyclone Recovery Review Panel
Member
Earthquake Commission Ltd
Member
Education Payroll Ltd
Director
Electrical Workers Registration Board
Member
Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority
Chair and Member
Film and Literature Board
Member
Financial Advice Code Committee
Member
3
Board
Role
Financial Advice Code Committee
Member
Fonterra’s Milk Price Panel
Member
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board
Member
Forestry Ministerial Advisory Group
Member
Government Superannuation Fund Authority
Member
Health Research Council
Member
Health, Quality and Safety Commission
Member
Independent Police Conduct Authority
Member
Institute of Geological and Nuclear Science Limited
Director
Joint Accreditation System of NZ and Australia (JAS-ANZ)
Member
Kāinga Ora Board
Member
Kaunihera Manapou | Paramedic Council
Member
Kiwi Rail Holdings Limited
Member
Kordia Group Limited
Member
Lottery Community Facilities Committee and Lottery Significant Projects
Committee
Member
Māori Economic Development Advisory Board
Member
Maritime New Zealand Authority
Member
Medical Council of New Zealand
Lay person
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
Member
National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women
Member
Nature Heritage Fund Committee
Member
New Zealand Conservation Authority / Te Pou Atawhai Taiao o
Aotearoa
Member
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners Limited
Director
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners Limited
Director
New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority
Member
New Zealand Institute of Plant and Food Research Limited
Director
New Zealand Lottery Grants Board
Member
New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO
Chair
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Board
Role
New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO
Natural Science Commissioner
New Zealand Post Board
Director
New Zealand Post Board
Member
New Zealand Post Ltd
Chair
New Zealand Psychologists Board
Member
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Member
New Zealand Walking Access Commission
Member
Pharmac Board
Member
Predator Free 2050 Limited Board of Directors
Director
Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Board
Member
Quotable Value Ltd
Member
Rau Paenga Ltd
Member
Real Estate Agents Authority
Member
Residence Grievance Panel
Member
Residence Grievance Panel: Te Au rere a te Tonga Residence Grievance
Panel (Youth Justice) in Palmerston North.
Member
Residence Grievance Panel:Kaahui Whetuu residence Grievance Panel
(Care and Protection) in Auckland; or Whakatakapokai
Member
TAB NZ Selection Panel
Member
Te Aka Whai Ora - The Maori Health Authority Board
Member
Te Pukenga
Member
Te Tatau o te whare Kahu - Midwifery Council of New Zealand
Member
Te Tatau o te whare Kahu - Midwifery Council of New Zealand
Member health practitioner
Te Whatu Ora - New Zealand Health Board
Member
The Building Practitioners Board
Member
TOI Community Trust
Member
Transpower New Zealand Ltd
Member
Waikato River Authority board
Member
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Board
Member
Water Services Entity Establishment Board
Member
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Appendix B: Board name and role endorsements
Number of people
Board
Role
endorsed
Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)
Member
4
Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)
Chair
1
Financial Advice Code Committee
Member
1
Marsden Fund Council and convenor Earth Sciences and
Astronomy (ESA) panel
Member
1
Medical Council of New Zealand
Health Practitioner
1
Medical Council of New Zealand
Lay person
1
NZ Symphony Orchestra Board
Member
3
Quotable Value Ltd
Member
1
Taraipuinara Whakatika Kaimahi Hauora | Health
Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
Chair
1
Taraipuinara Whakatika Kaimahi Hauora | Health
Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
Deputy Chair
1
Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa Nursing Council of New
Member health
Zealand
practitioner
1
Worksafe New Zealand Board
Member
1
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Appendix C: Appointments
Name
Role
Board
Amit Prasad
Member
Fire and Emergency Board
Anjum Rahman
Member
Trust Waikato
Anthony Bow
Member
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service Board
Carol Hongyu Cheng
Member
Teaching Council Risk, Audit and Finance Committee
Dave Ananth
Lay member
Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
Dr. Achyut Aryal
Board Member
Auckland Conservation Board
Farib Sos
Lay member/
health professional
Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board
Frieda Crawford
Member
Lottery Individuals with Disabilities Committee
Grace Ryu
Member
Regulated Products Appeals Committee
Nive Sharat Chandran
Lay member
Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
Suki Xiao
Member
Lottery Bay of Plenty/Gisborne Community
Committee
Valerie Tan
Board Member
Film and Literature Board of Review
Appendix D: Reappointments
Name
Role
Board
Anthony Bow
Lay member
New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board
Manjit Devgun
Member
Chartered Professional Engineers Council
Ming-chun Wu
Member
Te Pou Whakamana Kaimatū o Aotearoa | Pharmacy
Council
Pushpa Wood
Trustee
Wellington Community Trust
Ralph Correa
Committee Member
Lottery Northland Community Committee
Sook (Grace) Ryu
Committee Member
Lottery Auckland Community Committee
Vanisa Dhiru
Committee Member
Lottery Wellington Community Committee
Vanisa Dhiru
Commissioner, UNESCO
Commissioner for Communication and Information
Vanisa Dhiru
Member
Library and Information Advisory Commission (LIAC)
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