20 December 2023
DOIA23/233
John Luke
[FYI request #24862 email] Tēnā koe John
I refer to your request received on 24 November 2023, which has been considered
under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). You requested the following information:
I would like to request a list of vacancy (ministerial appointment only, e.g. board
member, Lay member, Trustee etc) that the nomination period has been closed
but still under consideration by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage or relevant
Minister.
In your list, can you please included [sic] the date that vacancy been advertised,
what method you have used to publicly advertise the position, how many
application you have received and when the vacancy been closed as well.
As at 27 November 2023, the following appointments are under consideration by the
Ministry:
• Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa – one member/Chair position
• Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga – one member position
• Māori Heritage Council – one Chair and two member positions
• Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust – three to five positions
• Broadcasting Commission (NZ On Air) – one Chair position
• National Pacific Media Trust – one Deputy Chair and one Treasurer position
• Sports Tribunal of New Zealand – two member positions
• Integrity in Sport and Recreation Commission - one Chair and six to eight
member positions
Appointment processes were on hold during the post-election period, until new
Ministers can be briefed. The decision to initiate a public call for nominations is made
by the Minister.
Also, I would like to know if you have any future opening in 2024. e.g. the
position that will call for nomination or likely to call for nomination in the year
of 2024. Also, please supply any member's term that expired on the 2024.
The table below outlines the positions arising from members terms expiring in 2024,
alongside potential additional openings. The Ministry does not control how many of
these will involve a formal public call for nominations; this happens at the discretion of
Ministers.
Name
Position
Expiry date of present term
Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand)
Caren Rangi
Chair
21 March 2024
Michael Prentice
Deputy Chair
31 October 2024
Hilary Poole
Member
31 October 2024
Ane Tonga
Member
31 October 2024
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Board
Sir John Clarke
Deputy Chair
30 April 2024
James Blackburne
Member
31 December 2024
Puawai Cairns
Member
31 December 2024
Katherine Watson
Member
31 December 2024
Māori Heritage Council
Sir John Clarke
Chair
30 April 2024
Puawai Cairns
Member
31 December 2024
Ruth Smith
Member
31 December 2024
Rau Hoskins
Member
31 December 2024
Liz Mellish
Member
31 December 2023
Tom Roa
Member
31 December 2023
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board
Hon Dame Fran Wilde
Chair
31 December 2024
Caren Rangi
Member
31 December 2024
New Zealand Film Commission Board
Pania Gray
Member
31 October 2024
Potential additional
Member
-
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Board
Chris Finlayson
Member
30 June 2024
Claire Szabó
Member
30 June 2024
2
Potential additional
Member
-
Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust
Arapata Hakiwai
Member
30 June 2016*
Garry Nicholas
Member
30 June 2016*
Vacancy
Chair
-
Potential additional (x2)
Member
-
Broadcasting Commission (NZ On Air)
Ruth Harley
Chair
30 April 2024
John McCay
Member
30 June 2024
Broadcasting Standards Authority
Tupe Solomon-Tanoa’i
Member
30 September 2024
National Pacific Media Trust (Pacific Media Network)
Richard Broadbridge
Member
30 October 2024
Holona Lui
Member
30 October 2024
Jerome Mika
Member
30 October 2024
Teremoana Rapley
Member
30 October 2024
Vacancy
Deputy Chair
-
Vacancy
Treasurer
-
Potential additional
Member
-
Eden Park Trust Board
Renata Blair
Member
31 December 2024
Alan Gourdie
Member
30 June 2024
Victoria Toon
Member
31 December 2024
Integrity in Sport and Recreation Commission
Chair and
New entity (7-9 members)
-
members
3
Sport and Recreation New Zealand (Sport NZ)
Raewyn Lovett
Chair
30 June 2024
Duane Kale
Deputy Chair
31 July 2024
Suri Barlett
Member
31 July 2024
Robyn Cockburn
Member
31 July 2024
Bill Moran
Member
30 June 2024
Rakesh Naidoo
Member
31 October 2024
Farah Palmer
Member
30 June 2024
Karen Vercoe
Member
31 July 2024
Sports Tribunal of New Zealand
Pippa Hayward
Member
30 April 2024
Paula Tesoriero
Member
30 April 2024
Helen Tobin
Member
30 April 2024
Potential additional (x3)
Member
-
*On Rollover
For more information relating to board appointments and nominations the Ministry
supports
our
Ministers
with,
please
visit:
https://www.mch.govt.nz/our-
work/governance-and-monitoring/board-appointments-and-nominations You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available via
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Emily Fabling
Pou Mataaho o Te Aka – Deputy Chief Executive, Policy and Sector Performance
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