Notice Title

Appointments to District Health Boards

Pursuant to section 29(1)(b) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (NZPHD Act) and notices given under section 28(2) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, I have appointed members of the district health boards (DHBs) as listed in the table below.

Where individuals have chairperson or deputy chairperson listed in the first column of each table, I hereby appoint those individuals to that office pursuant to clause 10(1) of Schedule 3 to the NZPHD Act, for terms expiring on 5 December 2022.

Bay of Plenty DHB

Appointed as Chairperson

Sharon Shea

Appointed as Deputy Chairperson

Dr Geoff Esterman

Appointed as Member

Wayne Williams


Canterbury DHB

Appointed as Member

Fiona Pimm


Capital and Coast DHB

Appointed as Member and Deputy Chairperson

Stacey Shortall

Appointed as Member

Brendan Boyle


Hutt Valley DHB

Appointed as Member

Ria Earp


Lakes DHB

Appointed as Member

Allison Lawton


Waitematā DHB

Appointed as Member

Eru Lyndon

Appointed as Member

David Lui


Southern DHB

Appointed as Member and Deputy Chairperson

Professor Peter Crampton


Hauora Tairāwhiti

Appointed as Deputy Chairperson

Josh Wharehinga


Whanganui DHB

Appointed as Member Mary Bennett


Dated at Wellington this 13th day of April 2021.

Hon ANDREW LITTLE, Minister of Health.