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Current Chief Executive

Adrienne Meikle

Board Members & Appointments

Labour: 64%National: 36%

The appointing party indicates which government made each appointment, not the individual's personal political affiliation.

Stephen John RidgewayMemberCurrent2 terms
2025-06-02 – 2027-06-26National
2022-03-01 – PresentLabour
Sue Janice BeggMemberCurrent
2023-07-10 – PresentLabour
Anne Maree CallinanDeputy ChairCurrent
2023-07-10 – PresentLabour
Rakihia Tahumata TauMemberCurrent3 terms
2023-06-26 – PresentLabour
Unknown – Present
Unknown – PresentLabour
Bryan Roger ChappleMemberCurrent2 terms
2023-06-05 – PresentLabour
2022-08-29 – PresentLabour
Loretta Te Iriwaho LovellMemberCurrent
2023-05-31 – PresentLabour
Anna Kirsten RawlingsMemberCurrent3 terms
2022-12-05 – PresentLabour
2019-06-09 – PresentLabour
2014-06-09 – 2019-06-08National
Nathan Gary Kendel StrongMemberCurrent
2022-08-29 – PresentLabour
Anna Mary BrakeyMemberCurrent
2022-03-01 – PresentLabour
Elisabeth Patrice WelsonMemberCurrent3 terms
2019-11-01 – PresentLabour
2013-08-19 – 2018-08-18National
2012-09-20 – 2017-03-19National
Patrick John DuignanMemberCurrent2 terms
2014-07-01 – PresentNational
Unknown – Present
Dr John SmallChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
Warren AllenChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
Pierre van HeerdenMemberCurrent
Unknown – Present
Dr Derek JohnstonMemberCurrent
Unknown – Present
Joseph Liava'aMemberCurrent
Unknown – Present
Vhari McWhaMemberCurrent
Unknown – Present
Roger Graeme FeatherstonMember
2018-04-16 – 2019-06-11Labour
Jill Elizabeth WalkerMember
2015-12-01 – 2020-11-30National
Sarah Jennifer CourtMember
2015-11-23 – 2018-04-30National
Graham CrombieMember
2015-07-20 – 2020-07-19National
Stephen John GaleMember
2010-07-01 – 2015-06-30

CE Remuneration History

Financial YearChief ExecutiveRemunerationPeriodNotes
2024/25Warren Allen$18KFull Year-
2024/25Adrienne Meikle$471KFull Year-
2024/25Dr John Small$716KFull YearBase remuneration: $669,000. Leave accrued: $47,000.
2024/25Pierre van Heerden$480KFull YearBase remuneration: $462,000. Leave accrued: $18,000.
2024/25Dr Derek Johnston$337KFull Year-
2024/25Joseph Liava'a$218KFull Year-
2024/25Vhari McWha$358KFull Year-
2024/25Rakihia Tahumata Tau$199KFull Year-
2023/24Pierre van Heerden$448KFull YearBase remuneration: $443,000. Leave accrued: $5,000.
2023/24Dr Derek Johnston$353KFull Year-
2023/24Adrienne Meikle$142KPart Year-
2023/24Vhari McWha$358KFull Year-
2023/24Vanessa HorneActing$292KPart Year-
2023/24Joseph Liava'a$219KFull Year-
2023/24Dr John Small$706KFull YearBase remuneration: $658,000. Leave accrued: $48,000.
2023/24Rakihia Tahumata Tau$204KFull Year-
2022/23Adrienne Meikle$398KPart YearFigure includes a component relating to a job resizing decision

All Chief Executives

Adrienne Meikle

Unknown – Present

$471K

2024/25

Vanessa Horne

Unknown – Present

$292K

2023/24

Data Source

Remuneration data sourced from Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission. Board appointment data from NZ Gazette