GOVERNMENT NEWS ARCHIVE APPOINTMENTS 2002-2004

21 December
The Board of Land Transport New Zealand has appointed Wayne Donnelly as the new agency's inaugural Chief Executive and Director of Land Transport.
Land Transport New Zealand was formed on 1 December by merging the Land Transport Safety Authority and Transfund New Zealand.

17 December
The Chief Executive of Child, Youth and Family, Paula Tyler, has announced the following senior appointments as part of the department’s restructuring:
Jo Mika-Thomas, General Manager People and Capability
Bernadine Mackenzie, General Manager Quality Assurance
Shannon Pakura, General Manager Service Development
Lorraine Williams, General Manager Operations
Dr Marie Connolly, Chief Social Worker

16 December
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson has announced the appointment of the Honourable Justice Anthony Penrose Randerson as Chief High Court Judge.

15 December
The State Services Commissioner, Mark Prebble, announced today the appointment of Barry Matthews as Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections. Mr Matthews will take up his new role on 12 February 2005.

Prime Minister Helen Clark announced that the Governor-General has approved the reappointment of the Commissioner of Police, Rob Robinson, for a further term of two years. Mr Robinson's reappointment takes effect from June 2005.

13 December
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and Investment New Zealand have recently made a number of new appointments:
Paul Smith - Director, North Asia, Investment New Zealand, based in Hong Kong;
Grant McPherson - Regional Director South / South East Asia, based in NZTE's Singapore office;
Fiona Acheson - Communications Manager,
Megan McKenna - Group General Manager Strategy and External Relations, based in Wellington;
Anna Heiler - Director, Strategy and Evaluation, based in Wellington.

10 December
Peter Hughes, Chief Executive Ministry of Social Development, announced today, two senior appointments to the ministry. Nicolas Pole as the new Deputy Chief Executive Social Services Policy and Marcel Lauzière as Deputy Chief Executive, Social Development Policy and Knowledge. Mr Lauzière will take up his position in February 2005.

6 December
Associate Minister of Commerce, Judith Tizard, announced today the appointment of Judith Fyfe as a Member of the Copyright Tribunal for a four year term.

1 December
New Zealand’s next High Commissioner to Vanuatu will be career diplomat Paul Willis, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.
Mr Willis is currently deputy director of Pacific Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He will take over as High Commissioner in Port Vila from Brian Smythe, who is returning to Wellington.

23 November
Career diplomat John McArthur is to be New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Japan, Foreign Minister Phil Goff has announced. Mr McArthur will take up the Tokyo posting in mid-February.

David Caygill has stepped down after six and a half years on the board of the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Minister for Accident Insurance Ruth Dyson has announced. He has been replaced by existing board memeber Dr David Collins QC. Peter Nielsen has been appointed to the board.

Alison Paterson and John Goulter have been re-appointed to the Reserve Bank Board as non-executive directors for a further term of five years.

22 November
The Minister of Mäori Affairs, Hon Parekura Horomia, announced today the appointment of a former Minister of Mäori Affairs, the Hon Doug Kidd, to the Waitangi Tribunal.

Civil Aviation Authority has appointed existing members Ron Tannock as Chair, Hazel Armstrong as Deputy Chair and Darryll Park re-appointed as a member, to the Authority. Two new members have also been appointed - Susan Hughes (barrister of New Plymouth) and Robyn Reid (company director of Nelson). They replace Rodger Fisher and John Gabriel.
Aviation Security Service also has the same Board with the exception of Darryll Park as Deputy Chair.

18 November
Associate Justice Minister Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of nine new members to the Human Rights Review Tribunal panel. The Tribunal comprises a Chairperson and a panel of up to 20 people, two of whom are appointed for each hearing.
The new panel members are:
Jennifer Binns, Hamilton.
Jacquie Grant, MNZM, Hokitika.
Alistaire Hall, Auckland.
Sue Ineson QSM, Wellington.
Dr Winston McKean, Akaroa.
Trudie McNaughton, QSM, Auckland.
Shane Solomon, Raglan.
Dr Andrew Trlin, Kapiti Coast.
Ivanica Vodanovich, Auckland.

4 November
New Zealand's Ambassador to China, John McKinnon, is to become Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, MFAT CEO Simon Murdoch has announced.
Mr McKinnon's new job will involve oversight of programmes covering the Americas, North Asia, Security Policy, and South/South East Asia. He will replace Michael Green, who has been appointed High Commissioner to Fiji.
Mr McKinnon will take up his position in Wellington in early December.

28 October
The Families Commission has appointed Claire Austin as its new Chief Executive, taking over from interim Chief Executive Elizabeth Rowe, who was not an applicant for the role, and who will now return to her social policy contracting role.

22nd October
Workbridge chief executive Ruth Harrison will chair the Mental Health Commission from January next year, says Health Minister Annette King. Ms Harrison, replaces current chair Jan Dowland.

14 October
Health Minister Annette King has announced two DHB chairs. The two new chairs-designate are Alex Grooby, who steps up from deputy chair to become chair of Nelson Marlborough DHB, and Pat Snedden, currently an elected member at Auckland DHB, who succeeds Ross Keenan at Counties Manukau DHB. Mr Keenan will become joint deputy chair of all three Auckland region DHBs – Counties Manukau, Auckland and Waitemata. Ms King says she intends to reappoint seventeen current chairs for another three-year term, and to reappoint Canterbury DHB chair Syd Bradley for one year. She also intends confirming Patrick O’Connor, acting chair of Whanganui DHB since the resignation of former chair Gavin Doyle, as chair for the next three years.

12 October
The State Services Commissioner, Mark Prebble, announced today the appointment of Dr John Glaister as Chief Executive of the Ministry of Fisheries and Katrina Bach as Chief Executive of the Department of Building and Housing.
Dr Glaister will start in early December 2004 and Katrina Bach will start on 1 November 2004.

7 October
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson has announced the appointment of Patricia Courtney as a Judge of the High Court. Justice Courtney will sit in Auckland.

5 October
Appointments to the Board of TVNZ
Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey has announced the appointments of Bryan Gould and June McCabe as new members of the Board of Television New Zealand Limited.
They begin three-year terms, replacing Sarah Reeves and Paul Smith who retired as directors this year.

30 September
New Zealand's new ambassador to Spain will be career diplomat Geoff Ward, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced.

29 September
The present Chief Mediator of the Human Rights Commission, Mr Mervin Singham, has been appointed as the first Director of the Office of Ethnic Affairs.

The Ministry of Social Development today announced the appointment of Tim Occleshaw as the Ministry's new Chief Information Officer.

24 September
Finance Minister Michael Cullen today announced that David Newman and Glen Saunders have been appointed to the Board of Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation.

21 September
Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey has announced the appointment of Paul Smith as a new member of the Board of New Zealand On Air.
Mr Smith begins a three-year term on the Board, replacing Professor Albert Wendt who has taken the Citizen's Chair for Pacific studies at the University of Hawaii.
Mr Maharey has also announced the appointment of existing member Judy Callingham as Deputy Chair to fill the position previously held by Professor Wendt.

13 September
Mr Michael McCartney has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive for Horizons Regional Council, announced Horizons Chairman Mr Chris Lester. His appointment is effective from 22 November 2004.

27 August
Auckland City Council tonight appointed its director of finance, David Rankin, as its new chief executive.
Mr Rankin will take up the role in July 2005.
On April 30 this year, the present chief executive, Bryan Taylor, announced that he would not be extending his contract when it ends next year.

The new ambassador in Iran will be Hamish MacMaster. He will also be High Commissioner to Pakistan and accredited to Afghanistan

Dr Matire Harwood and Dr Shaun Ogilvie have been appointed to Ngä Kaihautä, a statutory body charged with providing advice to ERMA.

Carol Barnao is the new director of the Dairy and Plant Products group at the Food Safety Authority.

Tim Sole has been appointed Chief Executive of the New Zealand Local Government Insurance Corporation (trading as Civic Assurance).

The national president of the RSA, John Campbell, has been appointed to the National War Memorial Advisory Council. Denny Morris, also of the RSA, has been re-appointed.

26 August
New Zealand's next Ambassador to China will be career diplomat Tony Browne, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.
Mr Browne replaces John McKinnon in Beijing, where he will also serve as New Zealand's Ambassador to Mongolia.

New Zealand's next Ambassador to Chile will be career diplomat Nigel Fyfe, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.

25 August
AgResearch has announced five senior appointments. They are Dr Ian Boddy, Dr Jimmy Suttie, Mark Ward,Peter Benfell, and Allanah James.
Dr Ian Boddy has been appointed General Manager, Commercial Services.
Dr Jimmy Suttie will take up the appointment of General Manager Science and Technology, Applied Biotechnologies, based at AgResearch Invermay near Dunedin.
Mark Ward has been successful in gaining the position of General Manager Science and Technology, Food and Health, based at Ruakura in Hamilton.
Peter Benfell has been appointed to General Manager Science and Technology, Agriculture and Environment. He will take up his role in September and will be based at AgResearch's Grasslands campus at Palmerston North.
Allanah James is Corporate Affairs Manager.

Environment Minister Marian Hobbs today announced the appointment of three members to the Environmental Risk Management Authority, the decision-making body that regulates hazardous substances and new organisms.
Ms Helen Atkins, a partner with Phillips Fox law firm, has over 14 years experience in public, environmental, resource management and local government law.
Dr Kieren Elborough, a chief scientist at ViaLactia Biosciences (NZ) Ltd has expertise in biochemistry and gene technology.
"These new appointments provide a valuable balance to the existing capabilities of the authority while the reappointment of Tony Haggerty will maintain continuity," Marian Hobbs said.

Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Judith Tizard today announced the appointment of John Campbell and the re-appointment of Denny Morris to the National War Memorial Advisory Council. Both of these appointees are nominated by the Royal New Zealand Returned Services Association (RNZRSA).

24 August
The State Services Commissioner, Mark Prebble, today announced the appointment of Martyn Dunne as Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service and Comptroller of Customs. Major General Dunne is presently the Commander Joint Forces New Zealand in the New Zealand Defence Force.

New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Fiji will be senior diplomat Michael Green, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter today announced the appointment of eight trustees to the newly formed Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust.
“I’m delighted to announce that Dr James Ng will chair the trust for its initial three-year term. The trustees joining Dr Ng will be Mr Peter Chin, Mr Ron Hoy Fong, Mrs Esther Fung, Ms Debbie Sew Hoy, Mr Kai Luey, Mr David Wong, and Mr Harvey Wu,” Chris Carter said.

23 August
Department of Corrections chief executive, Mark Byers, is to retire in February after 39 in the public service.

Investment and business consultant, Jonathan Eriksen, is to conduct the initial independent review of the Guardians of NZ Superannuation. Mr Eriksen tendered for the job. He will prepare a written report to be tabled in Parliament by year’s end.

19 August
The State Services Commissioner, Mark Prebble, today announced the appointment of Lisa Davies as the Commission's Director, Treaty of Waitangi Information Unit. Lisa Davies is presently Director, Kaipuke Consultants Ltd.

18 August
Grant Spencer is the new Assistant Governor/Head of Economics at the Reserve Bank.

Associate Commerce Minister Judith Tizard today announced the appointment of Paul Sumpter of Auckland as a Member of the Copyright Tribunal for a five year term.

17 August
Appointments were announced today to the New Zealand Artificial Limb Board:
Wellington accountant, Graeme Hall, has been being appointed as Chair of the Artificial Limb Board;
Auckland orthopaedic surgeon, Geoffrey Lamb;
the National Secretary of the Amputees Federation,
Lorraine Peacock;
the Director of the Office for Senior Citizens, Natalie Lavery (ex officio) and;
Nigel Millar, Canterbury District Health Board Chief Medical Officer.

Paul Sumpter has been appointed to the Copyright Tribunal for a five year term. Mr Sumpter combines teaching at Auckland University with consultancy work for law firm, Chapman Tripp.

16 August
Grant Spencer is the new Assistant Governor/Head of Economics at the Reserve Bank.

12 August
New Zealand's new Ambassador to Poland will be career diplomat Philip Griffiths, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today. The new embassy will be officially opened in early 2005

10 August
Jill White (a former MP, current Palmerston North mayor and a Bioethics Council member) has appointed as the Council’s new chair. Professor Christopher Cunningham and Professor Piri Sciascia have been appointed to the Board.

3 August
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Michael Ring, Harry Waalkens and Miriam Dean, all of Auckland, and Wellingtonian Francis Cooke as Queen's Counsel.

2 August
The Secretary for Justice, Belinda Clark, today announced the appointment of Darrin Sykes as the new Director of the Waitangi Tribunal. Darrin Sykes' iwi affiliations are Ngati Rangitihi -Te Arawa.

30 July
Rowena Phairn has been appointed new Policy Manager for Ministry of Women's Affairs. She has previously worked in both the Ministry and the Minister of Women's Affairs Office.

Helen Diana Winkelmann (formerly of law firm, Philips Fox) and Christopher John Allan (formerly of law firm, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts) have been appointed as judges of the High Court.

21 July
Tourism Minister Mark Burton has announced the new Tourism Research Council;
Lex Henry (Chair) - Special Counsel, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
Gordon Wilson - Chair, Hotel Council New Zealand
Wally Stone - Chair, Tourism New Zealand
Geoff Burns - Chair, Tourism Industry Association New Zealand
Ralph Norris - CE, Air New Zealand
Adrian Januszkiewicz - CE, Shotover Jet
Ann Sherry - CE, Westpac Bank
Ian Ewing - Deputy Government Statistician, Statistics New Zealand
Paul Yeo - Chair, Regional Tourism Organisations of New Zealand
Ray Salter - General Manager, Ministry of Tourism

20 July
Chartered accountant, Ken Williams has been appointed to the National Pacific Radio Trust Board.

Alastair Carruthers, Chief Executive of Chapman Tripp, is the new Chair of the Arts Board of Creative New Zealand. Two other Board members, Judith Fyfe and Graeme Gorton, have been re-appointed.

Adrienne Young Cooper has been appointed to the board of the Maritime Safety Authority.
Ms Young Cooper has her own business specialising in strategic planning and environmental activity. She is also a Director of Auckland Regional Transport Networks Ltd and Solid Energy Ltd.

Yani Johanson has as been appointed as a Trustee to the Road Safety Trust as the youth representative. He is also a youth representative and board member for the Tenants Protection Association and was elected to the Hagley/Ferrymead Community Board in 2001.

Keri Kaa has been re-appointed as a member of the Board of Te Waka Toi, one of two arts boards operating under the Arts Council of Creative New Zealand.

Two current members of the Board of Te Papa - David Gascoigne and Mark Solomon - have been re-appointed for a further term of two years. Josie Karanga has also been re-appointed for a period of three years.

The current Chair, Barrie Everard and members, Bill Birnie, Lisa Chatfield, Bob Harvey and James Wallace, have been re-appointed to the NZ Film Commission, each for a further two-year term.

Tumu te Heuheu, paramount chief of Ngâti Tuwharetoa and a member of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Board, has been appointed to the Mâori Heritage Council.
Dr Monty Soutar, a history lecturer and writer, has been re-appointed to the Council for a second term ending on 30 June 2007.

Diana Fenwick has been re-appointed to the Board of the NZSO.

14 July
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Hon Judith Tizard, today announced the re-appointment of Peter Brunt as a member of the Council of Creative New Zealand.
Mr Brunt has been re-appointed to the Council for a further three-year term from 1 July this year to 30 June 2007.

Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Hon Judith Tizard, today announced the re-appointment of Dr Merata Kawharu to the Board of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust for a further three-year term.

9 July
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Christopher John Allan as a Judge of the High Court. Justice Allan will sit in Auckland.

2 July
Statistics New Zealand has appointed two new Deputy Government Statisticians, as the agency gears up for additional responsibilities as leader of the new 'whole of government' Official Statistics System.
Geoff Bascand, formerly General Manager of the Labour Market Policy Group in the Department of Labour, joins Statistics New Zealand in the new role of Deputy Government Statistician - Industry and Labour Statistics, on Monday 5 July.
Cathryn Ashley-Jones, of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, joins Statistics New Zealand in September as Deputy Government Statistician - Social and Population Statistics. Cathryn has an Honours degree in Economics from Victoria University.

29 June
Ben Dalton, who has been acting Chief Executive of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust since the resignation of the previous CE in January 2004 has been made permanent CE. Announcing the appointment Trust Chair Sir Graham Latimer said Mr Dalton has over a decade of experience in Mäori and community development, with wide and well-established networks across Aotearoa. “Ben is well known for his ability to pull together disparate points of view and to move people forward through complex issues,” said Sir Graham.

The Crown Forestry Rental Trust is an independent trust with equal numbers of Mäori and Crown appointed Trustees. It receives no taxpayer funding.

The main purpose of Trust is the management and administration of interest earned from investment of rental proceeds from Crown forest licensed land. It uses this to assist Mäori claimants in the preparation, presentation and negotiation of claims before the Waitangi Tribunal.

28 June
Dr Rajen Prasad has been appointed as the first Chief Commissioner of the Families Commission. The other appointees to the Board are - bioethics specialist, Sharron Cole (Deputy Chief Commissioner); psychiatrist, Prof Mason Durie; legal expert, Sandra Alofivae; former Human Rights Commissioner, Carolynn Bull; and long-time family advocate, Lyn Campbell. The Families Commission will be formally established on 1 July.

26 June
Wellington lawyer John Sneyd has been appointed as the new Complaints Manager for the Broadcasting Standards Authority.

Sneyd is currently legal counsel for the Capital & Coast District Health Board. He served three prior years as a legal advisor to the Health and Disability Commissioner, which included investigating medical complaints.

22 June
Columnist and journalist, Tapu Misa, has been reappointed to the Broadcasting Standards Authority for three years.

A five-member reference group has been appointed to provide independent advice on the recently announced review of the Resource Management Act - Graham Pinnell (Waikato sheep and cattle farmer); Shane Jones (Chairman of Sealord Group Ltd); Kate Mitcalfe (environmental lawyer with the Forest and Bird Protection Society); Basil Chamberlain (Chief Executive of the Taranaki Regional Council); and David Hill (Director of Hill Young Cooper Ltd consultancy).

24 May
Warren Parker and Tricia Harris have resigned from AgResearch. Dr Parker has been Chief Operating Officer of AgResearch Science; Doctor Harris has been General Manager of Science & Technology.

Craig Norgate, Professor Judith Kinnear and Jim McLean have been appointed to the board of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. Dame Margaret Bazley has been appointed Presiding Member and Dr Andy Pearce has been appointed Deputy Presiding Member.
Neil Richardson, Paula Rebstock and Dr Ken Taylor have retired from the board.

21 May
The State Services Commissioner, Michael Wintringham today announced the appointment of Paula Tyler as Chief Executive of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services and Maarten Wevers as Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

18 May
Ani Waaka has been confirmed as the Mäori Television chief executive. Tawini Rangihau says the channel is progressing well . . . we are getting good responses from viewers . . . although we have new challenges every day the channel goes to air and we have programmes on television.

17 May
Denese Bates QC has been reappointed as a member of the Commerce Commission for a five year term.

There have been three senior appointments at Te Puni Kökiri:
The former Executive Director of Gardiner & Parata Limited and National Party candidate, Hekia Parata, has been appointed Deputy Secretary Policy.
Alison Thom, the former CE of Ngä Puhi Runanga is to become Deputy Secretary Relationships and Information … and
Craig Owen, previously the General Manager Corporate Services at TPK, becomes Deputy Secretary Relationships and Information

10 May
Dr Warren Young has been appointed to the Law Commission. He was formerly Director of the Institute of Criminology (1980-93) at VUW and later Professor of Law in areas of criminal law and criminal justice (1993-2000). Most recently he has been General Manager (Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Group) at the Ministry of Justice.

29 April
High Court Judge Paul Neazor is to be the new Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, filling the vacancy created by Laurie Greig's resignation.
Prime Minister Helen Clark announced the appointment today after consulting the Opposition Leader Don Brash.

19 April
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to the Philippines will be career diplomat, Rob Moore-Jones.

Associate Justice Minister Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Aucklander Marlene Oliver as an Environment Commissioner. Marlene Oliver will replace Commissioner Bob Priest who died in January of this year after a brief illness.

16 April
New Zealand's next High Commissioner to India will be career diplomat Graeme Waters.
Mr Waters takes up his position in July

31 March
The First Ambassador Of Timor-Leste To New Zealand has been appointed. His Excellency Dr Jorge da C Teme presented his credentials to the Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright, on 29 March.

26 March
Dr Andrew West has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of AgResearch, the Crown Research Institute focused on biological science. Dr West, currently fulltime Chair of the Tertiary Education Commission, will take up the appointment in AgResearch's Hamilton office on 3 May.

24 March
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise has appointed David Ferguson as its new Trade Commissioner to Japan. Mr Ferguson, who was formerly Trade Commissioner to South Korea, will be responsible for managing and developing New Zealand's trade relationship with Japan which ranks as New Zealand's 3rd largest export market.

Attorney-General Hon Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Mark Leslie Smith Cooper QC as a Judge of the High Court. He will sit in Auckland.

23 March
The Board of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has appointed Paul Dyer Chief Investment Officer - Investment Strategy. Currently Chief Investment Officer for AMP Capital Investors, Paul will take up his position on 19 April 2004.
Mr Dyer will play a key role in the development of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund's investment strategy.

8 March
Robert Murfitt of Christchurch is to be a Family Court Judge in New Plymouth.

4 March
High Court Judge Justice Eddie Durie has been appointed to the Law Commission, the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission David Benson-Pope announced today.
Justice Durie will replace Justice Patrick Keane, who left the Law Commission on being appointed to the High Court bench last year. Justice Durie will take up the position in July after a period of sabbatical leave.

2 March
Dr Stewart Washer, Dr John Caradus and Bob Mather have been appointed as directors of Grasslanz Technology Ltd, a subsidiary (via Celentis) of AgResearch.

1 March
John Secker, currently National Manager Air and Marine in the Customs Department, has been appointed Acting Chief Executive of New Zealand Customs Service and Comptroller of Customs following the death of Robin Dare.

25 February
Former Commissioner for Children and National Cabinet Minister Roger McClay has been appointed to the new position of senior advisor to NZ First leader Winston Peters.

The State Services Commissioner, Michael Wintringham, today announced the appointment of Laurence Millar as Director of the Commission's E-government Unit.
Mr Millar's appointment takes effect from 22 March 2004.

Associate Justice Minister Rick Barker today announced the appointment of Dr Helena Catt as the new Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission. Dr Catt replaces Dr Paul Harris, who is retiring after holding the office of Chief Executive since the Commission's inception in 1994.

20 February
The New Zealand Racing Board has appointed Graeme Hansen as its CEO. The NZRB took over the functions of both the TAB and the Racing Industry Board from 1 August 2003.
Graeme Hansen, who currently lives in Canada, is a New Zealander who has had a high-level international career in banking in the UK, Canada and Australia, and held directorships in other sectors and industries including energy and health.
Mr Hansen's appointment takes effect from the 29th of March, 2004.

Peter Davey has been appointed to the new position of Manager Policy and International in the Government Relations Group at the Civil Aviation Authority. He is currently with the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management.

Graeme Hansen is the new Chief Executive of the New Zealand Racing Board

Dr Te Ahukaramû Charles Royal has been appointed to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Maori Heritage Council for a term of three years.

17 February
New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Samoa will be career diplomat John Adank, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.
Mr Adank is currently Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Legal Division. His previous postings were in New Zealand's Mission to the United Nations in New York, and in Geneva as New Zealand's deputy permanent representative to the UN and World Trade Organisation.
Mr Adank takes up his position in April, replacing Penelope Ridings, who has returned to Wellington.

Dr Helen Anderson is the new Chief Executive, Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. She is presently the Acting Chief Executive of the Ministry, a position she has held since July 2003.

16 February
Career diplomat, Richard Grant, is to be the next High Commissioner to Singapore.

13 February
Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Judith Tizard has announced appointments and re-appointment of members to the Council of Creative New Zealand;
Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, a writer and academic based in Hamilton
Dr James Ng, a retired family doctor from Dunedin with a long association with the New Zealand Chinese community
Alick Shaw, Deputy Mayor of Wellington and chair of the Wellington City Council Arts, Culture and Library Committee.

10 February
New Zealand's next Ambassador to Viet Nam will be career diplomat Michael Chilton, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.
Mr Chilton is currently Director of Middle East and Africa Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Previously he was Executive Director of the APEC Task Force, which was responsible for all the logistical arrangements when New Zealand hosted APEC in 1999. He takes up his position in June 2004.

The Transport Minister Paul Swain has announced appointments to the Boards of Transfund New Zealand and Transit New Zealand;

Transfund
Dr Janice Wright has been re-appointed to the Transfund New Zealand Board and assumes the role of Chair. Dr Wright's appointment is for a period of two years, to February 2006.
Mr Bryan Jackson is a new appointment to the Board. Mr Jackson commences his two-year appointment on 10 February 2004.
Mr John Anderson, Ms Janice West and Mr Colin Knox remain as board members.
Mr John Anderson assumes the position of Deputy Chair.
Mr David Stubbs will continue to serve as a board member pending further appointments.

Transit
Mr David Stubbs has been re-appointed to the Transit New Zealand Board and assumes the role of Chair. Mr Stubbs' appointment is for a period of two years, from 10 February 2004 to 28 February 2006.
Sir Tipene O'Regan has been re-appointed as Deputy Chair of the Transit Board for a term of two years.
Other board members comprise Mr Mike Williams, Mr John Wright, Dr Janice Wright (until her current term expires in October 2004) and a new appointment - Mr Gary McIver.
Mr McIver is currently a part-time consultant with Toyota New Zealand and has an extensive background in commercial and general management mainly in the motor industry. He takes up his two-year appointment on 10 February 2004.
Mr Alan Bickers steps down as Chair of the Board of Transit New Zealand. He had served as a board member for a period of six years.

5 February
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Michael Behrens QC of Palmerston North as a District Court Judge. He will sit in Wellington from 12 February.

3 February
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Auckland Family Court Judge Peter Francis Boshier as the new Principal Family Court Judge. He will take over the role from Judge Patrick Mahoney on 13 March.

27 January
Murray Bain, currently Assistant Governor at the Reserve Bank, has been appointed as Chief Executive of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.

Four current members of the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute - Robert Macfarlane (Chairman), Judith Stanway, David Thomas and Ani Waaka - have been reappointed for a period of three years. New appointments Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, Mike Simm, and David Tapsell will also serve for a three-year period.

Retired District Court Judge, John Gatley, has been appointed the sole member of the Student Allowance Appeal Authority.

Former television executive, Paul France, has been appointed to the board of the Broadcasting Standards Authority and current member, Diane Musgrave, has been reappointed.

21 January
Two new appointments to the Waitangi Tribunal were announced today by Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia.
Chief Judge Joe Williams, acting chairperson of the tribunal for the last year and deputy-chairperson since 2000, has been confirmed as chairperson for a term of two and a half years.
Historian Dr Angela Ballara has been appointed as a new member for a three year term.

15 January
The Acting Chief Executive of Child, Youth and Family Russ Ballard has announced a restructuring of the organisation's executive management team, which will take effect from 2 February.
In line with the need for a single line of accountability, the two existing General Managers, Social Work and Community Services positions - currently held by Verna Smith and Ken Rand - will be combined into a single position of General Manager, Social Work Operations.
Dr Ballard said Shannon Pakura, who is currently the Chief Social Worker, will be seconded to the position for an initial period of six months.
As a result of Ms Pakura's appointment, Craig Smith, who is currently Principle Advisor, Capability Development, will be seconded to the position of Chief Social Worker.
The changes are interim, until a permanent Chief Executive is appointed, and are therefore secondments rather than permanent appointments at this stage.

The Health and Disability Commissioner, Ron Paterson, has appointed Theo Baker to the statutory position of Director of Proceedings.
Ms Baker assumed the statutory role of Director of Proceedings under the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994, on 12 January 2004.

14 January
Minister of Tourism Mark Burton Associate Minister of Tourism Dover Samuels today announced appointments to the Board of the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute (MACI). Current members Robert Macfarlane (Chairman), Judith Stanway, David Thomas, and Ani Waaka have been reappointed for a period of three years. New appointments Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, Mike Simm, and David Tapsell will also serve for a three-year period.

Mr Warren Inkster has been recently appointed as the inaugural Director Defence Public Relations and is responsible for strategic Defence Public Relations policy.
Lieutenant Colonel Richard (Rick) McDonald, New Zealand Army, has been appointed as the inaugual Deputy Director Defence Public Relations.
He has line-management responsibilities for all day to day activities of the recently established Defence Public Relations Unit (DPRU).
Commander Sandra (Sandy) McKie, Royal New Zealand Navy, today assumed the duties of Defence Press Officer (DPO). Commander McKie will be supported in her duties by specialist Service Public Relations Officers; Lieutenant Commander Andrew Lincoln, Royal New Zealand Navy, Major Murray Brown, Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps, Squadron Leader Ric Cullinane, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Lieutenant Alistair Howieson, Royal New Zealand Navy, and Lieutenant Rachel Riley, Royal New Zealand Army Logistics Regiment.
Commander McKie succeeds Wing Commander John Seward who will remain with the DPRU in a support role until his retirement in May 2004.

13 January
The Chief Executive of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Karen Waterreus, has left her job. Ben Dalton has been appointed acting Chief Executive.

7 January
Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins has announced new appointments to the Gambling Commission and the New Zealand Lotteries Commission.
Peter Wing Ho Chin (Chief Gambling Commissioner) is a partner in the Dunedin law firm Webb Farry, and a longstanding Dunedin City Councilor.
Mary Lythe has a background in the health sector, and is a current member of the Casino Control Authority. Ms Lythe has held a number of government and voluntary sector board appointments.
Kenneth (Mark) Ford holds a number of directorships and is a current member of the Casino Control Authority.
Paul Stanley has a background in Maori Health issues and has held a number of voluntary and community sector committee positions.
All members have been appointed for a term of three years from 1 March 2004.
Dr Sally Jo Cunningham has been appointed to the NZLC until 31 October 2006. Dr Cunningham is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Waikato.

22 December
The inaugural members of four new health councils appointed by the Minister of Health under the new Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act are:

Midwifery Council: Sharon Cole and Rea Daellenbach as lay members. HopeTupara; Mina Timutimu; Susan Bree; Thelma Thompson; Sally Pairman; and Helen-Mary Walker as health practitioners.

Dental Council: Riria Handscomb; Victoria Hinson and John Robertson as lay members. Ed Alcock; Albert Kewene; Vicki Kershaw; Robyn Watson; Mary Livingston; Brent Stanley; Erin Collins; Trish Simpson; Keith Pine; Daniel O'Sullivan; and Robert Love as health practitioners.

Pharmacy Council: Judith Johnston and Darren Russell as lay members. John Shaw; Andrea Shirtcliffe; Eleanor Hawthorne; Robert Fleming; Carolyn Oakley-Brown and Brian Irvine as health practitioners.
Osteopathic Council: Jean Drage and Justin Heke as lay members. Alison Couldrey; Alex Jones; Bruce Harper; Dennis Stewart; Paul Hume; and Deepa Ranchod as health practitioners. Former television executive Paul France has been appointed to the board of the Broadcasting Standards Authority and current member Diane Musgrave has been reappointed, Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey said today.

19 December
New Zealand's next Ambassador to Mexico will be career diplomat George Troup, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today. Mr Troup will take up his appointment in April, replacing Paul Tipping who is returning to Wellington. Minister of Tourism Mark Burton today announced the appointment of two new members to the New Zealand Tourism Board (NZTB), Susan Johnstone and Paul Bingham. The Minister also announced that Matthew Boyd and Keith Johnson have been reappointed for a period of three years. Mark Burton also announced Lex Henry's appointment to the position of Chair of the Tourism Research Council New Zealand (TRCNZ).The former Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paul Fitzharris, is the chair of the new Prostitution Law Review Committee.

18 December
Northland-based past-President of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers and General Manager of Ngati Kahu Social Services, Robyn Corrigan, has today been appointed chairperson of the Social Worker Registration Board.
Palmerston North clinical social worker, counsellor and social services consultant Buster Curson has been appointed deputy Chairperson. Aucklander James Wilson has been appointed the new Chief of the Employment Relations Authority, Labour Minister Margaret Wilson announced today.
Already a member of the Authority, he takes over from Alastair Dumbleton who has been both chief and an Auckland member since the Authority was established in 2000.
He will remain a member for a further four-year term. Paula Rebstock and David Caygill have been appointed as the Chair and Deputy Chair respectively, of the Commerce Commission, Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel announced today. Ms Rebstock has been appointed for a three year term. Mr Caygill has been appointed for five years.Dr Marilyn Waring, Professor of Public Policy at Massey University, has been appointed to the Reserve Bank Board to replace Ruth Richardson whose term expires on February 3. Paul Baines, a former Chief Executive of CS First Boston, is to serve a second five year term, beginning on 1 July. Peter Hughes, Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development, has been appointed to the Board of the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust.

17 December
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Heemi Taumaunu, 36, as a District Court Judge. He will sit in Whangarei from 16 January.

16 December
The State Services Commissioner, Michael Wintringham, announced today the appointment of Robin Dunlop as Chief Executive of the Ministry of Transport and Secretary for Transport and Shenagh Gleisner as Chief Executive, Ministry of Women's Affairs. New Zealand's next Consul-General in Timor-Leste (East Timor) will be career diplomat Peter Guinness, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.

15 December
Minister of Defence Mark Burton has announced appointments to two senior Defence positions: Vice Chief of Defence Force and Deputy Secretary of Defence (Policy and Planning).
The Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief Dame Sylvia Cartwright has promoted Air Commodore David Bamfield, Assistant Chief of Defence Forces (Resources), to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. He has been appointed as Vice Chief of Defence Force at NZDF Headquarters, effective 2 February.
Secretary of Defence Graham Fortune has appointed Chris Seed to the position of Deputy Secretary of Defence (Policy and Planning).Maritime Component Commander Commodore, David Ledson is to become Chief of Navy at the rank of Rear Admiral. Rear Admiral Peter McHaffie is retiring.Alan Donald MacKenzie and Forrest Miller have been appointed as Judges of the High Court. They will sit in Wellington.Professor Carl Burgess, a Wellington-based physician and clinical pharmacologist, has been appointed to succeed John Hedley as chair of PHARMAC's principal medical advisory committee, the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC).

12 December
Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey announced the reappointment of
current Board chair Brian Corban for a further three year term and EDS Managing Director Rick Ellis has been appointed to the Board, also for a three year term.

8 December
Dr Russ Ballard has been appointed Acting Chief Executive of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services until a permanent chief executive is appointed. Dr Ballard will take up the acting position from 5 January 2004.

24 November
Health Minister Annette King has announced a new deputy chair for Southland District Health Board, and three other new DHB board appointments.
The appointments are:
Lesley Soper, deputy chair Southland DHB
Karen Guilliland (Canterbury DHB)
Dr Gail Tipa (Otago DHB)
Keith Hindle (Hutt DHB).

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton has announced the membership of the new screen production industry body, the Screen Council.
The Screen Council members are:
Brent Harman (Chair), Michael Stedman, Ian Fraser, John Barnett,
Nicole Hoey, Julie Christie, Bill Birnie, Ian Taylor, Wendy Palmer, Barrie Osborne, Geoff Dixon.

19 November
The government announced today it has appointed a four-person investigation team to work for Police Complaints Authority.
The members are: former Detective Inspector Norman Cook, former Canadian Inspector Bob Grinstead and former British Detective Inspector Phillip Shepard. The team will be led by former Police Assistant Commissioner, Allan Galbraith.

17 November
Gerry Brownlee has been apointed Deputy Leader of the National Party.

11 November
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson announced today the appointment of The Right Honourable Thomas Munro Gault, The Right Honourable Sir Kenneth James Keith, The Right Honourable Peter Blanchard and The Right Honourable Andrew Patrick Charles Tipping as Judges of the Supreme Court. All are members of the Privy Council.

The Supreme Court will come into being on 1 January 2004 and hearings will commence on 1 July. Attorney-General Margaret Wilson announced today the appointment of The Honourable Noel Crossley Anderson as President of the Court of Appeal and the appointment of The Honourable Robert Grant Hammond, The Honourable William Gillow Gibbes Austen Young, The Honourable Robert Stanley Chambers and The Honourable Mark Andrew O'Regan as Judges of the Court of Appeal.

10 November
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of John Gerard Fogarty as a Judge of the High Court. He will sit Christchurch.

5 November
Education Minister Trevor Mallard has appointed four new members to the board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

The new members are: Tracey Bridges, a partner in public relations firm Senate Communications; Peter Chrisp, chief executive of Norske-Skog Tasman Ltd; Angela Foulkes, former secretary of the Council of Trade Unions and now an independent consultant; and Graeme McNally, former Dean of the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Canterbury and a partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

All new members have been appointed for a four-year term.

3 November
The Waitangi Tribunal has three new members, Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia has announced. Professor Hirini Moko Mead, Professor Ranganui Walker and Judith Binney have been appointed for initial three-year terms.

16 October
Energy Minister Pete Hodgson has announced the appointment of Mark Ford as chair of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).

15 October
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Nevin Dawson as a District Court Judge. He will sit in Palmerston North from late November.

9 October
Environment Minister Marian Hobbs has announced two appointments to the Environmental Risk Management Authority.

Marie Dziadek, an Associate Professor at Auckland University's School of Biological Sciences, replaces Mrs Jane Lancaster, whose term expired. Professor George Clark, from Auckland University's Chemistry Department, has been reappointed. Both appointments are for two years

1 October
New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Solomon Islands will be career diplomat Brian Sanders, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today. Mr Sanders takes up his new position in January, replacing Heather Riddell who returns to Wellington.

29 September
The Ministry of Health has appointed Dr David Geddis as its new Chief Medical Advisor (CMA).

Dr Geddis, a paediatrician, has been Chief Medical Advisor for Waikato District Health Board for the past four years and brings to the Ministry more than 30-years medical experience.

26 September
Mäori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia has announced that Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, Wayne Ngata, Hana O'Regan and Ruakere Hond have been appointed to the Mäori Language Commission.

17 September
Alana Gower has been appointed as New Zealand Trade and Enterprise's Trade Commissioner to New York.

Ms Gower has been the Acting Trade Commissioner to New York since October 2002, having previously been a Trade and Investment Consultant for Trade New Zealand and Investment New Zealand in New York.

15 September
Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel announced today the appointment of Warwick Hunt as Chair of the Accounting Standards Review Board (ASRB). Mr Hunt has been appointed for a five-year term.

Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced the appointment of Richard Westlake to the Standards Council as Chair for a three-year term.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today announced the membership of the new Electricity Commission, due to start work this week.

The new Commission will supervise New Zealand's electricity industry. Its primary tasks will include electricity market governance, such as overseeing the operation of the electricity market and ensuring efficient transmission investment. It will also be responsible for ensuring New Zealand's electricity supply is secure, even in very dry years, through measures including contracting for reserve generation.

The Commission will be Roy Hemmingway (Chair), David Close, Douglas Dell, Peter Harris, Graham Pinnell and Christine Southey.

Andrew King has been appointed to the Building Industry Authority. Mr King is the Section Manager Geohazard Solutions at the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences in Wellington.

9 September
Tony O'Brien has been appointed as New Zealand Trade and Enterprise's new Senior Trade Commissioner to Europe.

As Senior Trade Commissioner to Europe, based in London, Mr O'Brien will work to promote and facilitate trade opportunities and strategic alliances throughout Europe and will also oversee NZTE offices in London, Paris, Hamburg, Milan and Madrid.

He replaces John Waugh, who has taken up the position of Regional Client Services Team Director for NZTE, based in Auckland.

5 September
ACC Minister Ruth Dyson has announced two new members to the board of the Accident Compensation Corporation.
Dr Janice Wright is a Wellington-based economist, specialising in risk analysis, economic evaluations, estimation and risk management. She joined the ACC board in August.
David Collins, QC, is a practising lawyer with a strong professional and academic interest in ACC. He is currently chair of the ministerial advisory panel on work related gradual process, disease or infection. He joined the board in October.
The new members take over from Noeline Munro, and ACC deputy chair Anthony Ractliffe. Both have served six years on the board.

Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Judith Tizard has announced the re-appointment of members of the Board of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and to the Board of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board:
Dr Roderick Deane, currently Chair of the Board, has been re-appointed to the position for a further term of three years. Current members John Judge and Jenny May have been re-appointed for a further term of three years expiring 30 June 2006. Professor Judith Binney, Ms Glenys Coughlan and Mr David Gascoigne have also been re-appointed: Professor Binney and Ms Coughlan for terms of two years to 30 June 2005 and Mr Gascoigne for a period of one year to 30 June 2004.

Board of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra:
Bill Falconer, Peter Rowe and Susan McCormack have been appointed to the NZSO as new board members.

Bill Falconer of Cambridge is a commercial lawyer and company director and Peter Rowe of Auckland is a senior partner with the law firm Minter Ellison. Susan McCormack is a Christchurch lawyer and a keen supporter of the NZSO.

Sir Selwyn Cushing has been re-appointed Chair for a further term of two years and Joe Pope of Wellington for a further three-year term. The other members of the Board are Diana Fenwick, Peter Hubscher and Jo-Anne La Grouw.

29 August
Three new lay members have been appointed to the High Court under the Commerce Act are: Dr Stephen King, Professor of Management (Economics) at Melbourne University; Professor John Small, Director of the Centre for Research in Network Economics and Communications at the University of Auckland, and a past Director and Principal Consultant for the Networks Economics Consulting Group; Mrs Rhonda Smith, previously a full-time Commissioner with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and currently a half-time Senior Lecturer at Melbourne University. Michael Copeland of Wellington has also been appointed for a further term.

Lay members help the Court in cases involving appeals from decisions of the Commerce Commission and in other matters under the Commerce Act.

25 August
The Christian Heritage Party has appointed a new leader at its annual conference in Nelson. Ewen McQueen is to succeed the party's long-time head, Reverend Graham Capill, who has retired.

20 August
Diane Musgrave has been appointed to the Board of the Broadcasting Standards Authority. Ms Musgrave replaces Judy McGregor who has resigned to take up a new role as New Zealand's first Equal Opportunities Commissioner.

12 August
Wellingtonian David Oughton has been appointed to the Remuneration Authority for a three-year term, Labour Minister Margaret Wilson announced today.
He replaces Ross Mulholland who has served on the authority since 1998. The two other authority members are Hutton Peacock (Chair) and Beverley Wakem.

Dr Cynthia (Cindy) Kiro has been appointed New Zealand’s fourth Commissioner for Children. Her appointment is for five years and she takes up the position on 1 September 2003, replacing retiring commissioner Roger McClay.

Attorney-General Margaret Wilson has announced the appointment of two new District Court Judges to Auckland. They are Aucklander Philip Recordon and David Wilson QC of Hamilton. The new judges will be sworn in on 29 August.

The State Services Commissioner, Michael Wintringham, has announced the appointment of Belinda Clark to the position of Chief Executive of the Ministry of Justice and Secretary for Justice. Ms Clark will take up the appointment at the Ministry of Justice from 1 October 2003, when the Department for Courts will merge into the Ministry of Justice to form the new Ministry.

11 August
Helene Wong and Bill Birnie have been re-appointed to the NZ Film Commission.

The government has appointed its first Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism. She is Dell Higgie, currently director of the security policy division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Chair of the Arts Council of Creative New Zealand, Peter Biggs, has been re-appointed to the position for further term of three years and Dr Paddy Austin, a Christchurch management consultant, is re-appointed as a Council member.
Current members of the Arts Board of Creative New Zealand, Marilyn Kohlhase, a management consultant, and Helen Schamroth, an arts and design consultant, both of Auckland, and Lydia Wevers, a university lecturer and researcher of Wellington, have been re-appointed each for a further term of three years.

4 August
The Auckland DHB has announced the appointment of Gary Smith as interim CEO. Mr Smith is currently the General Manager of planning and funding and has been a former CEO of Healthcare Waikato.

31 July
Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins has announced that Mr John Goulter has been appointed to the New Zealand Lotteries Commission Board and would take over as the Board's Presiding Member following the retirement this October of Kerry Marshall.

22 July
Crop & Food Research has appointed Peter Barrowclough as its new General Manager, Market Development.

Adrian Orr has been appointed Deputy Governor and Deputy Chief Executive of the Reserve Bank. Mr Orr has been Head of the Bank's Financial Stability Department since rejoining the Reserve Bank last year. He was previously Chief of Economics at Westpac and before that was Chief of Economics for the Reserve Bank.

16 July
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Chief Executive, Tim Gibson, has announced the appointments of seven General Managers to the organisation.
Jo Bransgrove will be GM Corporate; Peter Healy, GM Regional Economic Development; Jonathan Kings, GM Strategy; Peter Lennox, GM Organisation Development; Rod MacKenzie, Market Services; Neil Maxwell, GM Sectors and Julian Moore, GM Marketing.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff today announced the appointment of a new Chair and a new member to Antarctica New Zealand’s management board. They are:
Paul Hargreaves (Chair) - Former National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Chief Executive and Kerry McDonald - former Comalco executive. Reappointed Board members include United Nations International Law Commission member and international legal consultant Bill Mansfield; senior Canterbury University Geography lecturer Dr Wendy Lawson; ecologist and co-ordinator of the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN) Invasive Species Specialist Group Maj de Poorter, and Engineer Dr Francis Small, who is Chair of Meridian Energy and the Centre for Advanced Engineering at Canterbury University.

14 July
Foreign Minister Phil Goff has announced the reopening of New Zealand’s Consulate-General in Melbourne with the appointment of Mark Ingram as Consul-General and Trade Commissioner.

7 July
Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel has announced the appointment of lawyer Mai Chen and research professor Keitha Dunstan as new members of the Securities Commission for a period of five years. Falcon Clouston and Lloyd Kavanagh have been re-appointed for two and four years respectively.

2 July
Crown Research Institute Crop & Food Research has made three new appointments after losing seven of its senior managers in a fatal air crash last month. The positions have been filled by scientists from within the research institute.
Dr Prue Williams is the new General Manager, Research, and she will be assisted by Dr Bill Griffin who retains his position as leader of the institute’s Crop Improvement science team. Dr Chris Downs has been appointed as General Manager Strategy.
Crop & Food's Chief Executive Paul Tocker says a selection process to fill the remaining positions will get underway in the next few weeks.

24 June
Wira Gardiner is to become chair of the Mäori Broadcasting agency, Te Mängai Päho after last month taking on the interim position following the resignation of Toby Curtis. Mäori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia said Mr Gardiner will start a 12-month term on 1 July.

23 June
Cabinet Secretary Marie Shroff has been appointed as the new Privacy Commissioner, Associate Justice Minister Lianne Dalziel announced today.
Marie Shroff will succeed retiring Privacy Commissioner Bruce Slane and is expected to take up her new role in September.

17 June

James Buwalda will be the new Chief Executive of the Department of Labour and Brendan Boyle has been appointed Chief Executive of Land Information New Zealand.
Dr Bulwalda will take up his position on 25 July following the retirement of John Chetwin. Dr Bulwalda is currently Chief Executive of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, a position he has held for seven years.
Mr Boyle will become Chief Executive of Land Information New Zealand in early August. He has been Director of the E-government Unit at the State Services Commission since September 2000, but prior to that was the Register General of Land at Land Information New Zealand.

9 June
New Board Members for Research Foundation Minister of Research, Science and Technology Pete Hodgson has appointed three new Board members to the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. The new members are Dr Ken Taylor, Professor Tom Barnes and Dr Grant Ryan. In addition, Dr Andy Pearce has been reappointed for another term.

19 May
Vanessa Stoddart has been announced as Air New Zealand's new Senior Vice-president of Human Resources and Organisational Change. Ms Stoddart a lawyer, has been the Chief Executive of Carter Holt Harvey Packaging Australia, based in Melbourne. She replaces Carolyn Tremain who has been with Air NZ for 13 years.

13 May
Employment Relations Authority appointments announced by Margaret Wilson are Paul Montgomery of Christchurch, for a three year term and the re-appointment of nine other Authority members in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

9 May
NZ Post has appointed John Allen to the role of Chief Executive. He has been in the the acting position since Elmar Toime left in February.

Professor Graeme Fraser, former Vice-chancellor of Massey University, has been appointed as Chair of the Board of NZQA

30 April
Commerce Commission Chair John Belgrave has been confirmed by Parliament as the appointee to the role of Chief Ombudsman. Mr Belgrave begins on July 1 2003, taking over from retiring Chief Ombudsman Sir Brian Elwood. Commerce Commission deputy Chair, Paula Rebstock will be acting Chair when Mr Belgrave leaves.

10 April
The new Maori Television Service Board Chair will be Wayne Walden and the Deputy Chair, former acting Chair Ani Waaka. Rod Cornelius has also been appointed to the board, joining Wena Tait.

Robert McLeod, Commissioner for the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission, has resigned. He has cited a perceived conflict of interest between his chairmanship of Ernst & Young and the Commission as the reason for his decision.

1 April
Energy Minister, Pete Hodgson has announced the appointment of two new members to the board of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.
The appointments are Dennis Parker, a self-employed sustainable business consultant and former general manager of Macpac Wilderness Equipment Ltd, and Russell Longuet, an energy manager with Carter Holt Harvey.
They replace Jan Wright and Gerry Ryan who have resigned from the board.

31 March
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Vivienne Ullrich QC as a Family Court Judge.
Ms Ullrich, who was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2000, has practised as a barrister sole since 1990. She was a part-time member of the Removal Review Authority and the Residence Appeal Authority from 1993 until 2001 when she was appointed to the Law Commission. Judge Ullrich will be sworn in on 2 May and will sit in Wellington.

Internal Affairs Minister, Hon George Hawkins has announced the appointment of a Chief Adjudicator and a six-person panel as part of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service.
Mr Paul Skinner, a barrister and former principal Tenancy Tribunal Adjudicator from Auckland has been named as the Chief Adjudicator. The panel comprises Timothy Scott, a barrister and coroner from Taumaranui, David Carden, a barrister from Auckland, David Gatley, an arbitrator and also a senior lecturer at UNITEC, Auckland, George Douglas, a quantity surveyor from Dunedin,John Green an arbitrator and mediator from Auckland and Anthony Dean a lecturer in practical arbitration and alternative dispute resolution from Auckland.

Broadcasting Minister, Steve Maharey, has announced the members of the boards of Television New Zealand and Transmission Holdings Ltd. These two separate boards will have core roles respective of their company when the Television New Zealand Act comes into effect on 1 July 2003, creating two separate broadcasting and transmission companies: Television New Zealand (TVNZ), a Crown-owned public broadcasting company responsible for delivering against its charter; and Transmission Holdings Limited (THL), a state-owned enterprise responsible for running a national and international transmission business. Each company is governed by a separate board of directors.

The TVNZ Board comprises acting TVNZ Chair, Craig Boyce (Chair), Robert Fenwick (Deputy Chair), existing board members, Dame Anne Hercus, Sarah Reeves, Paul Smith and Trish Stevenson, as well as new member former Reuters senior manager, Philip Melchior.
Wayne Brown has been appointed as chair of Transmission Holdings Limited (THL). His Deputy will be Russell Hewitt and the members, Tony Baird, Wendy Brandon, Taari Nicholas, Brian Oliver and Janine Smith.

25 March
National Party leader, Bill English, has announced the appointment of Richard Long, former editor of The Dominion, as the Chief of Staff for the Office of the Leader of the Opposition.Mr Long has spent 20 years in the Parliamentary Press Gallery and had a wide knowledge of Parliament and its procedures.

25 March
The Building Industry Authority Chief Executive Dr Bill Porteous has resigned a day before a parliamentary committee released a report highly critical of his and the BIA ‘s performance over the leaky homes issue.
Dr Porteous is to continue working for the BIA as a technical advisor.

24 March
Judy Lawrence, has resigned as Chief Executive of the Ministry of Women's Affairs in order to take up the position of Director of the Climate Change Office in the Ministry for Environment. Mr Wintringham announced that he has asked Anne Carter, the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Youth Affairs, to be the acting Chief Executive of the Ministry of Women's Affairs. Ms Carter will retain her role as Chief Executive of the Ministry of Youth Affairs.

24 March
The former chair of the Commerce Commission, John Belgrave, has been appointed as the new Chief Ombudsman Mr Belgrave replaces Sir Brian Elwood, who is to retire next month.

19 March
Peter Dunne, United Future Leader, has announced that Rob Eaddy has been appointed as his new Chief of Staff.

Tim Gibson has been appointed as the Chief Executive of New Zealand Trade and Enterprises, the new name of the Establishment Board created from the merging of Trade New Zealand and Industry New Zealand. He takes up the appointment on 7 April.

14 March

Attorney Margaret Wilson has announced the appointment of Judge Timothy Druce as a Family Court Judge. Judge Druce will be sworn in on 27 March and will sit in Whangarei.

11 March
Minister of Commerce Lianne Dalziel has announced the appointment of a Chair, Deputy Chair and two new members to the Accounting Standards Review Board (ASRB).
The new chair will be former Financial Reporting Standards Board chair Liz Hickey, while ASRB member John Spencer takes over as Deputy Chair. Ken Warren and Garry Downs are the new members, with Mr Downs becoming the body's lawyer. The changes take effect from February 17, with the exception of Mr Warren, who joined the ASRB in November last year. “The ASRB is entering an interesting and challenging period of its history, with the adoption of international accounting standards changing the emphasis for New Zealand bodies from setting standards to influencing international standards. The ASRB has a key role to play in this and in managing the transition period,” Lianne Dalziel said.

Four members and an interim chairperson have been appointed to a new panel providing independent advice to the government on injury-related information. The members of the Injury Surveillance Ministerial Advisory Panel, appointed for up to three years, are Molly Pardoe, Paul Cressey, Professor John Langley and Dr Grant Duncan. The interim chairperson, who has been appointed for 12 months, is Hon Stan Rodger, former chair of the Data Warehouse Advisory Panel. ACC Minister Ruth Dyson said the panel would provide independent advice about the Department of Statistics’ new role as manager of all injury-related information held by the government. “In the past, injury-related information has been collected in a fragmented way by a number of government agencies. The Department of Statistics is now the overall manager of this information. It will set standards, collect and publish information, provide data to researchers and review information requirements.

6 March
Commerce Minister, Lianne Dalziel, has announced the appointment of new members to the Standards Council. They are Bruce Cottrill, Richard Gibbons, Ellen Ramsay. These are three year terms. The Standards Council has itself appointed two new members, Carol Stigley and Doug Matheson. Mr Andrew Brewis, Professor John Hannah and Roy Wilson have been re-appointed for second terms of two years and John Albertson for a second term of three years.

27 February 2003
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Italy will be career diplomat Julie MacKenzie, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.
Mr Goff said the relationship between Italy and New Zealand was exceptionally warm and friendly. Ms MacKenzie, currently Director of Europe Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, will replace Peter Bennett in Rome in August. Her previous postings were to Tokyo, Brussels and Noumea, where she was Consul General. From 2000 to 2002, Ms MacKenzie was Mr Goff's Special Advisor on East Timor.

18 February
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Hon Judith Tizard, has announced four new appointments to Te Waka Toi, the Maori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand. Sandy Adsett, Suzanne Ellison, Moana Tipa, and Dr Patu Hohepa have been appointed to the board of Te Waka Toi, each for a term ending 31 October 2004. Current Chair, Elizabeth Ellis, has been re -appointed for a further 16 months from the expiry of her previous term and ending 31 October 2003.

10 February
Elizabeth Gollan has been appointed to a new role within Trade New Zealand as onshore Market Services Team Manager.
Ms Gollan's responsibilities in her new role include debriefings for returning Trade Commissioners, liaison with other onshore teams, business council liaison, Market Services Manager for Japan and liaison with MFAT and other agencies.

29 January
Minister of Foreign Affairs Phil Goff has announced the following ambassadorial appointments:
Laurie Markes will be New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea. He takes up his posting in March.Peter Rider will be New Zealand's new ambassador to Thailand. He takes up his posting in June.Wade Armstrong will be New Zealand's next Ambassador to the European Union and Belgium. He will take up his posting in May.

24 December 2002
Associate Justice Minister Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of four new Environment Commissioners and two new Deputy Environment Commissioners.

The new Environment Commissioners are:
Ross Dunlop of Auckland (a town planning consultant currently employed as Senior Planning Principal at URS New Zealand Limited), Robert (Bob) Priest of Hamilton (Deputy Chief Executive of Environment Waikato), Kevin Prime MBE of Kawakawa (managing director of a farm and forestry company) and Sheila Watson of Hamilton (Environmental Manager for Mighty River Power).
The new Deputy Commissioners are Owen Borlase of Dunedin (director of Borlase & Associates Limited, an engineering services company) and Bruce Gollop of Whangarei (former Chief Executive of Northland Health).

24 December 2002
Diana Crossan has been appointed Retirement Commissioner, replacing Colin Blair who is retiring from the role. Ms Crossan's appointment was announced today by Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey, along with the announcement of a Periodic Report Group who will advise the government on New Zealand's retirement income policy. Steve Maharey said Diana Crossan has "has a stong background in the savings industry. She has held senior management positions in investment, savings and insurance organisations. She also has experience developing innovative marketing projects and securing commerical support for them. The government is also appointing Vance Arkinstall (chair), Lynn Middleton and Owen Nash to provide the next periodic report on retirement income policies. They will be assisted by the Retirement Commissioner, the Secretary to the Treasury, the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development and the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, or their delegates. The Retirement Income Act 1993 requires that a Periodic Reporting Group be established at 6 yearly intervals to prepare a report on the retirement income policies of the New Zealand government.

24 December 2002
Ron Tannock has been appointed to the Board of the Civil Aviation Authority for a two year term, starting 1 January 2003. Mr Tannock was nominated by the Board of Airline Representatives and has 35 years' experience in the industry, most recently as General Manager Operations Internation for Air New Zealand.

24 December 2002
Colin Knox has been appointed to the Board of Transfund New Zealand. In making the appointment, Transport Minister Paul Swain said Mr Knox had extensive public sector and comercial management experience.

23 December
Associate Justice Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced the appointments of Frances Joychild and Richard Clark QC to the Law Commission.

20 December
Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff has announced MP Graham Kelly will be the next New Zealand High Commissioner to Canada.

20 December 2002
Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Neil Walter, has been appointed chair of the Environmental Risk Management Authority. He replaces Jill White whose term has expired. Two new board members, Manuka Henare, a senior lecturer in Maori Business Development at Auckland University, and Dr Max Suckling, a Canterbury scientist, replace Prudence Kapua and Dr Lindie Nelson, whose terms have expired. Board members Professor Colin Mantell and Anthony Haggerty have been reappointed.

17 December
Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel has announced the re-appointment of John King as Chair of the Takeovers Panel, plus the appointment of new members Sue Suckling and Anthony Frankham. The appointments are for three year terms.

13 December
Massey University Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Graeme Fraser, has been appointed the new Chair of the Heath Research Council.

05 December
Freelance journalist Tapu Misa has been appointed to the Board of the Broadcasting Standards Authority.

03 December
New Zealand's next Consul-General to New Caledonia will be Belinda Brown, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today. Mrs Brown will also be accredited to French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna. Mrs Brown is currently Deputy Director of the Information and Public Affairs Division, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She will take up her appointment in February.

28 November
Ministry of Health Director-General of Health, Dr Karen Poutasi, has announced the appointment of Dr Jim Primrose to the new role of Chief Advisor in General Practice.

22 November
New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Niue will be the Hon Sandra Lee, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today. Ms Lee takes up her position in February 2003.

20 November
David Stubbs has been reappointed as Chair of Transfund New Zealand until 31 October 2003