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New Zealand Standards Approval Board

Crown EntityCentral Government

Board Members & Appointments

National: 53%Labour: 47%

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

Brian WatsonMember
2025-12-01 – 2028-11-30National
Nick HannanMember
2025-12-01 – 2028-11-30National
Pete LaurensonChair
2025-08-30 – 2026-01-31National
Richard John MerrifieldMember2 terms
2020-08-17 – 2023-01-16Labour
2016-12-05 – 2019-12-04National
Faye SumnerChair
2019-05-01 – 2022-04-30Labour
Vaughan RennerChair2 terms
2019-05-01 – 2022-04-30Labour
2016-03-01 – 2019-02-28National
Peter StevensChair2 terms
2019-05-01 – 2022-04-30Labour
2016-03-01 – 2019-02-28National
Samantha SharifMember
2018-05-01 – 2019-04-30Labour
John BoshierMember
2018-05-01 – 2019-04-30Labour
Peter William GilbertMember2 terms
2018-05-01 – 2019-04-30Labour
2016-03-01 – 2019-02-28National
Paraparaumu John BoshierChair
2016-03-01 – 2019-02-28National

Data Source

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