Board appointments

Information for applicants

The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora helps responsible ministers identify candidates with the right skills and experience to serve on boards for a range of statutory entities.

We help make appointments to these statutory entities:

• Crown entities
• ethics committees
• responsible authorities
• Medsafe committees
• other ministerial committees.

We advertise vacant roles on our careers website.

We do not accept applications or expressions of interest outside advertisement periods.

Before you apply

Before you apply for an appointment make sure you:

• have considered whether anything could preclude your appointment.
• have fully declared any conflicts of interest.
• are available to serve for a full term of up to 3 or 5 years.

Please check the information for each vacancy to learn about the specific requirements for the position you are interested in.

Incorrect or misleading information

By submitting your application, you are declaring that all information supplied in your application is correct. Incorrect, incomplete or misleading information will render the application invalid and may result in an appointment being revoked.

How appointments are made

There are often many candidates for each vacancy. The decision about which candidate will be appointed is made by the responsible Minister or Assistant Minister of Health, the Governor-General or the Director-General of Health, depending on the role.

The appointment process is long, usually taking several months after applications close and may include consideration by Cabinet.

Ministers seek nominations from a range of sources. A nomination may not necessarily result in an appointment.

Diversity of board members

The Ministry of Health works to ensure that statutory boards represent the diversity and demographic make-up of New Zealand, including gender, ethnicity, age and geographic location.

Recent appointments

Recent appointments to statutory authorities are listed on the New Zealand Gazette or New Zealand Parliament’s current papers.

Registering interest with other nominating agencies

The Ministry of Health does not accept applications or expressions of interest for boards or committees except when we advertise them.

Some government agencies accept registrations of interest from people with relevant skills and experience. They include:

• Ministry for Pacific Peoples
• Ministry for Women
• Ministry for Ethnic Communities
• Ministry of Māori Development – Te Puni Kōkiri
• Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha

Contact us

Contact the Statutory Appointments Team at the Ministry of Health.

Email: [email protected]