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District Health Board Members

 A list of current District Health Board (DHB) members appears below. Each board has up to 11 members.

‘Elected’ indicates the member was one of seven members (Elected) to the board in 2007. ‘Appointed’ indicates that they were appointed by the Minister of Health (the Minister can appoint up to four members to each board).

Appointments to the chair and deputy chair positions are also made by the Minister of Health, from the board’s (Elected) and appointed membership. The Minister can also appoint Commissioners and Crown monitors to boards, in certain circumstances. These office holders are also listed under their respective DHBs below.


Northland DHB

Lynette Stewart (Appointed) – Chair
Bill Sanderson (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Pauline Allan-Downs (Elected)
Daniel Bolton (Elected)
Craig Brown (Elected)
Debbie Evans (Appointed)
Erima Henare (Appointed)
Peter Jensen (Elected)
Colin Kitchen (Elected)
Sally MacAuley (Elected)
Tony Norman (Appointed)
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Waitemata DHB

Lester Levy (Appointed) - Chair
Max Abbott (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper (Elected)
Pat Booth (Elected)
Lynne Coleman (Elected)
Warren Flaunty (Elected)
Wyn Hoadley (Elected)
Robert Khan (Appointed)
Mary Lythe (Appointed)
Brian Neeson (Elected)
Gwen Tepania-Palmer (Appointed)

Auckland DHB

Pat Snedden (Appointed) – Chair
Harry Burkhardt (Appointed) – Deputy Chair
Jo Agnew (Elected)
Susan Buckland (Elected)
Chris Chambers (Elected)
Rob Cooper (Appointed)
Brian Fergus (Elected)
Ian Scott (Elected)
Bob Tizard (Elected)
Juliet Walker (Appointed)
Ian Ward (Elected)
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Counties Manukau DHB

Gregor Coster (Appointed) – Chair
Paul Cressey (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Arthur Anae (Elected)
Miria Andrews (Appointed)
Don Barker (Elected)
Colleen Brown (Elected)
Anne Candy (Elected)
Ruth DeSouza (Appointed)
Lope Ginnen (Appointed)
Bob Wichman (Elected)
Michael Williams (Elected)

Waikato DHB

Graeme Milne (Appointed) - Chair
Sally Christie (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Ted Armstrong (Elected)
Gordon Chesterman (Elected)
Jack Havill (Elected)
Peta Karalus (Appointed)
Pippa Mahood (Elected)
Harry Mikaere (Appointed)
Glenda Raumati (Appointed)
Suresh Vatsyayann (Elected)
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Lakes DHB

Stewart Edward (Appointed) – Chair
Lyall Thurston (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Maggie Bentley (Elected)
Laurie Burdett (Elected)
Roma Cook (Elected)
Barry Keehan (Elected)
Sharon Mariu (Appointed)
Fred McRae (Appointed)
Steve Ruru (Appointed)
Maureen Waaka (Elected)

Bay of Plenty DHB

Mary Hackett (Elected) – Chair
Graham Horsley (Appointed) – Deputy Chair
Mark Arundel (Elected)
Yvonne Boyes (Elected)
Marion Guy (Elected)
Tiaki Hunia (Appointed)
Punohu McCausland (Appointed)
Mogens Poppe (Elected)
Debbie Short (Elected)
David Stewart (Elected)
Bill Wasley (Appointed)
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Tairawhiti DHB

Ingrid Collins (Elected) – Chair
Pene Brown (Appointed) – Deputy Chair
Craig Bauld (Elected)
Marie Burgess (Elected)
Barbara Clarke (Elected)
Hemi Hikawai (Elected)
Lois McCarthy-Robinson (Appointed)
Atareta Poananga (Elected)
Ben Tahata (Appointed)
Bevan Turnpenny (appointed)
Brian Wilson (Elected)

Taranaki DHB

John Young (Appointed) – Chair
Peter Catt (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Alex Ballantyne (Elected)
Kura Denness (Appointed)
Dan Devadhar (Elected)
Karen Eagles (Elected)
Flora Gilkison (Elected)
Grant Knuckey (Appointed)
Jenny Nager (Elected)
Tony Ruakere (Elected)
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Hawke’s Bay DHB

Sir John Anderson (Appointed) - Commissioner
Ian Brown (Appointed by Commissioner) - Deputy Commissoner
Brian Roche (Appointed by Commissioner) - Deputy Commissioner
Ngahiwi Tomoana - (Appointed by Commissioner) - Deputy Commissioner
Kevin Atkinson (Elected)
David Barry (Elected)
David Davidson (Elected)
Peter Dunkerley (Elected)
Helen Francis (Elected)
Diana Kirton (Elected)
David Ritchie (Elected)

Whanganui DHB

Kate Joblin (Appointed) – Chair
Ormond Stock (Appointed) - Deputy Chair
Allan Anderson (Elected)
Philippa Baker-Hogan (Elected)
Penaia (PJ) Faumui (Elected)
Michael Laws (Elected)
Clive Solomon (Elected)
Ailsa Stewart (Elected)
Nancy Tuaine (Appointed)
Di Valentine (Appointed)
Rana Waitai (Elected)
Robert Logan (Appointed) - Crown Monitor
Phillip Meyer (Appointed) - Crown Monitor
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MidCentral DHB

Ian Wilson (Appointed) – Chair
Ann Chapman (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Diane Anderson (Elected)
Lindsay Burnell (Elected)
Graeme Campbell (Elected)
Jack Drummond (Elected)
Dennis Emery (Appointed)
Jim Jefferies (Elected)
Stephen Paewai (Appointed)
Barbara Robson (Elected)
Ormond Stock (Appointed)

Hutt DHB

Peter Glensor (Elected) – Chair
Sharron Cole (Appointed) – Deputy Chair
Katy Austin (Elected)
Pat Brosnan (Elected)
Sandra Greig (Elected)
Wayne Guppy (Elected)
Keith Hindle (Appointed)
Ken Laban (Appointed)
Catherine Love (Appointed)
David Ogden (Elected)
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Capital and Coast DHB

Sir John Anderson (Appointed) – Chair
Ken Douglas (Appointed) – Deputy Chair
Judith Aitken (Elected)
Peter Douglas (Appointed)
Margaret Faulkner (Appointed)
Ruth Gotlieb (Elected)
Virginia Hope (Elected)
Selwyn Katene (Appointed)
Helene Ritchie (Elected)
Peter Roberts (Elected)
Donald Urquart-Hay (Elected)
Ian Brown (Appointed) - Crown Monitor

Wairarapa DHB

Bob Francis (Appointed) – Chair
Janine Vollebregt (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Perry Cameron (Elected)
Liz Falkner (Elected)
Yvette Grace (Appointed)
Pamela Jeffries (Appointed)
Helen Kjestrup (Elected)
Liz Mellish (Appointed)
Viv Napier (Elected)
Fiona Samuel (Elected)
Trish Taylor (Elected)
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Nelson Marlborough DHB

Suzanne Win (Appointed) - Chair
Liz Richards (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Judith Billens (Appointed)
Jenny Black (Elected)
Sharon Brinsdon (Elected)
Judy Crowe (Elected)
Graeme Faulkner (Elected)
Lynette Jones (Elected)
Ian MacLennan (Appointed)
John Moore (Elected)
Joe Puketapu (Appointed)

West Coast DHB

Rex Williams (Appointed) – Chair
Christine Robertson (Appointed) – Deputy Chair
Kevin Brown (Elected)
Warren Gilbertson (Appointed)
Helen Gillespie (Elected)
Sharon Pugh (Elected)
Mohammed Shahadat (Elected)
Elinor Stratford (Elected)
John Vaile (Elected)
Susan Wallace (Appointed)
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Canterbury DHB

Alister James (Appointed) – Chair
Olive Webb (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Peter Ballantyne (Appointed)
Eleanor Carter (Elected)
Anna Crighton (Elected)
Elizabeth Cunningham (Appointed)
Andrew Dickerson (Elected)
Matea Gillies (Appointed)
Jo Kane (Elected)
David Morrell (Elected)
Chris Ryan (Elected)

South Canterbury DHB

Joe Butterfield (Appointed) – Chair
Ron Luxton (Elected) – Deputy Chair
Neil Anderson (Elected)
Peter Binns (Elected)
Murray Cleverley (Elected)
Jan Gilbert (Elected)
Quentin Hix (Appointed)
Nicola Hornsey (Appointed)
Terence Kennedy (Elected)
Fiona Pimm (Appointed)
Ngaire Whytock (Elected)
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Otago DHB

 Errol Millar (Appointed) – Chair
Susie Johnstone (Appointed) – Deputy Chair
Helen Algar (Appointed)
Peter Barron (Elected)
Louise Carr (Elected)
Malcolm Macpherson (Elected)
Judith Medlicott (Elected)
Tahu Potiki (Appointed)
Louise Rosson (Elected)
Branko Sijnja (Elected)
Richard Thomson (Elected)

Southland DHB

Paul Menzies (Elected) – Chair
Susie Johnstone (Appointed) – Deputy Chair
Sajan Bhatia (Elected)
Neville Cook (Elected)
Kaye Crowther (Elected)
Karen Goffe (Appointed)
Fiona McArthur (Elected)
Katie O’Connor (Elected)
Tahu Potiki (Appointed)
Dot Wilson (Elected)
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Page last updated: 6 August 2009