Greetings, and thanks for joining me today. As you are aware the Ōritetanga hauora bill was passed recently and therefore before it must operate seven board members must be appointed. After a long and detailed process I am proud to reveal the seven members of the board, I am confident that all these members will not only fulfill their duty to the highest possible standards - but that their innate knowledge of Māori and Pasifika healthcare issues will make them capable and effective in their capacity to battle and rectify inequities within the healthcare system.

The new board members are as follows -

Dr Sue Crengle (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) MBChB PhD FRNZCGP FNZCPHM

Michelle Lambert (Ngāti Kahungunu) BCom DipGradPsyc PgDip Clin Health Psych MSc(Hons)

Dr Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngati Whare) MA(Auck) PhD(Otago) PGDipEdPsych (Massey) MNZPsS

Professor Papaarangi Reid (Te Rarawa) DipComH, BSc, MBChB, DipObst, FNZCPHM

Jade Tamatea (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Kahungunu) MBChB

Dr Anneka Anderson (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe) BA MA PHD

I am delighted to have such a distinguished, qualified team on board, excuse the pun, and have complete faith that they will take to this task with the diligence that they have approached their careers in the field thus far with.

Malo Lava,

BestInBounds,

Uso in Chief of Health.