Appointment of Directors of Area Mental Health Services

Pursuant to section 92 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, I, Dr Diana Sarfati, Director-General of Health:

Revoke all previous notices appointing the Directors of Area Mental Health Services made by the Director-General of Health pursuant to section 92 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 (“Act”); and
Appoint the persons set out in the Schedule of this notice as Directors of Area Mental Health Services for the areas specified below pursuant to section 92 of the Act.

Schedule – Directors of Area Mental Health Services Appointment

Area of Responsibility	Person Appointed
Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora areas – Te Tai Tokerau Northland; Waitematā; Te Toka Tumai Auckland; Counties Manukau	Dr Krishna Pillai, consultant forensic psychiatrist, of Auckland
Canterbury Regional Forensic Mental Health Service Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora areas – Nelson Marlborough; Te Tai o Poutini West Coast; Waitaha Canterbury; South Canterbury	Dr Sigi Schmidt, Chief of Psychiatry, of Christchurch
Central Regional Forensic Mental Health Service Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora areas – Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay; Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral; Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley; Wairarapa	Dr Jackie Short, psychiatrist, of Wellington
Midland Regional Forensic Psychiatric Service Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora areas – Waikato; Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty; Lakes; Taranaki; Tairāwhiti	Dr Peter Dean, psychiatrist, of Hamilton
Southern Regional Forensic Mental Health Service Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora areas – Southern	Ruth Manning, psychiatric nurse, of Dunedin
Whanganui Forensic Mental Health Service Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora areas – Whanganui	Jeff Hammond, registered nurse, of Wellington

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of February 2025.

Dr DIANA SARFATI, Director-General of Health, Te Tumu Whakarae mō te Hauora.