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Current Chief Executive

Phil Parkes

Board Members & Appointments

Labour: 62%ACT: 19%National: 19%

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

2025-10-28 – PresentACT
Murray JaggerChairCurrent
2025-10-28 – PresentACT
Christopher EllisMemberCurrent
2019-07-01 – PresentLabour
2019-07-01 – PresentLabour
2019-07-01 – PresentLabour
Paula Mary RoseMemberCurrent2 terms
2019-05-30 – PresentLabour
2016-05-30 – 2018-05-29National
2024-07-01 – 2027-06-30ACT
2024-07-01 – 2027-06-30ACT
Paul ConnellDeputy Chair
2024-07-01 – 2027-06-30Labour
2023-07-13 – 2026-07-12Labour
2022-10-17 – 2025-10-16Labour
2022-03-01 – 2025-02-28Labour
2022-03-01 – 2025-02-28Labour
2021-04-26 – 2026-04-25Labour
2020-06-15 – 2023-06-14Labour
2018-10-01 – 2021-09-30Labour
2018-10-01 – 2021-09-30Labour
2016-12-16 – 2019-12-15National
2016-12-16 – 2019-12-15National
2016-12-16 – 2019-12-15National

CE Remuneration History

Financial YearChief ExecutiveRemunerationPeriodNotes
2024/25Steve Haszard$371KPart Year-
2024/25Kane PatenaActing$128KPart Year-
2023/24Phil Parkes$103KPart Year-
2022/23Phil Parkes$409KFull Year-

All Chief Executives

Phil Parkes

Unknown – Present

$103K

2023/24

Steve Haszard

Unknown – Present

$371K

2024/25

Sharon Thompson

Unknown – Present

-

Kane Patena

Unknown – Present

$128K

2024/25

Connections & Funding Flows

(25 relationships)

Current Leadership & Board (10)

Christopher Ellis(a member)
William (Bill) Hugh Moran(a member)
Phil Parkes(Chief Executive)
Steve Haszard(Chief Executive)
Kane Patena(Chief Executive)
Sharon Thompson(Chief Executive)
Murray Jagger(Chair)
Christopher Alderson(Chair)
Paula Mary Rose(a member)
Kristen Georgina Thompson(a member)

Data Source

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