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Current Chief Executive

Phil Parkes

Board Members & Appointments

Labour: 65%ACT: 17%National: 17%

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

2025-10-28PresentACT
Murray JaggerChairCurrent
2025-10-28PresentACT
Christopher EllisMemberCurrent
2019-07-01PresentLabour
2019-07-01PresentLabour
2019-07-01PresentLabour
Paula Mary RoseMemberCurrent2 terms
2019-05-30PresentLabour
2016-05-302018-05-29National
2024-07-012027-06-30ACT
2024-07-012027-06-30ACT
Paul ConnellDeputy Chair
2024-07-012027-06-30Labour
2023-07-132026-07-12Labour
2022-10-172025-10-16Labour
2022-03-102025-03-09Labour
2022-03-012025-02-28Labour
2022-03-012025-02-28Labour
Bill MoranDeputy Chair
2021-08-052022-06-30Labour
2021-04-262026-04-25Labour
2020-06-152023-06-14Labour
2018-10-012021-09-30Labour
2018-10-012021-09-30Labour
2016-12-162019-12-15National
2016-12-162019-12-15National
2016-12-162019-12-15National

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

UnknownPresent

$103K

2023/24

Steve Haszard

UnknownPresent

$371K

2024/25

Kane Patena

UnknownPresent

$128K

2024/25

Sharon Thompson

UnknownPresent

-

Data Source

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