1 June 2023
45 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wel ington 6011
PO Box 805, Wel ington 6140
Phone +64 4 495 7200
Email
[email address]
John Luke
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[FYI request #22707 email]
Tēnā koe John
Your Official Information Act 1982 request, reference OIA 2223-0821
I am responding to your email of 7 May 2023 to Te Tari Taiwhenua | the Department of
Internal Affairs requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act) regarding nominations for the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board (the Board) and
the Lottery Distribution Committees (the Committees):
May I ask how did you call for public nomination and on what platform you have call
for public nominations, e.g. govt.jobs website. Also, how many applications you have
received from the public and how many you have received from other nominating
agencies such as TPK or Ministry of women etc. further, how many you have
shortlisted. When you expect the recruitment process wil concluded. Also, can you
please supply current member's name and term of appointment.
I have interpreted your request as relating to the latest round of nominations for the Board
and the Committees. I respond to each part of your request below.
How were the cal s for public nomination made, and on what platforms did Te Tari
Taiwhenua advertise the cal s?
Te Tari Taiwhenua advertised the nomination round for the Board and Committees on its
public website, www.dia.govt.nz. A nomination/expression of interest form, a candidate
information sheet describing the role and selection criteria, and the role overview were also
available in the section of the website about appointments to statutory bodies:
www.dia.govt.nz/Appointments-to-Statutory-Bodies.
Additionally, for both the Board and Committees, Te Tari Taiwhenua submitted a request for
nominations to the agencies that provide nominations for statutory bodies. This included the
Ministry for Women, Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, and the Ministry for
Ethnic Communities.
How many applications were received from the public, how many were received from
other nominating agencies?
Please note that Te Tari Taiwhenua records an application as being received from a
nominating agency regardless of whether the application was sent directly from the
nominating agency, or if the applicant was directed by a nominating agency to apply
independently.
Te Tari Taiwhenua received 70 expressions of interest for the community liaison member
role with the Board. Of these, two were received from Te Puni Kōkiri, one from the
Whaikaha | Ministry of Disabled People, one from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, 33 from
the Ministry for Women, and two from the Ministry for Ethnic Communities.
Te Tari Taiwhenua received 44 expressions of interest for membership with one or more of
the Committees. Of these, one was received from the Ministry for Women and six from the
Ministry for Ethnic Communities.
How many have been shortlisted, and when is the recruitment process expected to
conclude?
There are currently five candidates who have been shortlisted for the Board. Te Tari
Taiwhenua expects the appointment process to be completed before 14 July 2023.
Te Tari Taiwhenua is still shortlisting candidates for appointments to the Committees and
expects the shortlisting process to be completed by 30 June 2023. The pre-election period
will commence this year on 14 July 2023 and applies to government decisions and actions in
the lead up to the 14 October 2023 election. It has been the practice for governments to
exercise restraint in making significant appointments in the pre-election period. Therefore,
the appointments for the Committees are likely to be completed after the general election.
Members continue in the office until new appointments are made.
The current member's name and term of appointment
Please refer to
Appendix A for the list of current members of the Board, and their
appointment terms.
Please refer to
Appendix B for the list of current members of the Committees, and their
appointment terms.
Access to the Ombudsman
You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to seek a review of my response by the
Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. The postal address of the
Office of the Ombudsman is PO Box 10152, Wellington. Alternatively, you can phone 0800
802 602 or email [email address].
We intend to publish our response to your request on www.dia.govt.nz. This letter, with
your personal details removed, will be published in its entirety. Publishing responses
increases the availability of information to the public and is consistent with the Act’s
purpose of enabling more effective participation in the making and administration of laws
and policies and promoting the accountability of Ministers and officials.
Nāku noa, nā
Anita Balakrishnan
Tumuaki I Director Ministerial, Monitoring and Capability
Appendix A: List of current members on the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board
Name
Start date of current term
Expiry date of present term
Sumati Govind
4 October 2021
30 July 2024
Col en Tuuta
1 September 2022
31 August 2025
Antonina Grant 1 August 2022
19 July 2023
Appendix B: List of current members on the New Zealand Lottery Distribution Committees
Name
Start date of current term
Expiry date of present term
Lottery Northland Community Committee
Rahuia Kapa
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Teresa Diane Lomas
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Kathrine Clarke
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Ralph John Correa
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Jonny Michael Gritt
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Lottery Waikato Community Committee
Simon Lockwood
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Paula Valerie Baker
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Te Ariki Te Keu (David) Paitai
2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Jason Howarth
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Gwen Tepania-Palmer ONZM
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Lottery Bay of Plenty/Gisborne Community Committee
Rosemary Gould-Lardelli
2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Nicola McCartney
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Carol Linda Quirk QSM
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Suki Xiao
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Vacancy
Lottery Canterbury/Kaikōura Community Committee
Elizabeth Jean Bain Lovel
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Marie (Claire) Waghorn
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Dr David Ivory
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Kerry Maxwell Stevens
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Sina Ktiona Cotter Tait
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Lottery Taranaki Community Committee
Sarah Louise Wilks
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Susan (Sue) Matehaere-Patten 2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Adrian John Neilsen Ellmoos JP 2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Te Aorangi Lauren Dillon
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Vacancy
Lottery Manawatu/Wanganui Community Committee
Michelle Yvette Fannin
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Stephen David Paewai
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Johanna Julene Wood
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Nola Fox
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Victoria Kaye Simmons
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Lottery Wel ington/Wairarapa Community Committee
John Lyall O'Connell
2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Laureen Davina Sadlier
2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Vanisa Dhiru
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Catherine Rossiter-Stead
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Vacancy
Name
Start date of current term
Expiry date of present term
Lottery Community Facilities/Significant Projects Committees
Benita Tracy Cairns
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Letoa (Henry) Jenkins
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Dante Armond Fyfe
2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Murali Kumar JP
2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Helen Algar
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Community Sector Research Committee
Yvonne Shirley Powley
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Dr El-Shadan Tautolo
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Nicola Anne Taylor
24 August 2020
23 August 2023
Justine Mia Daw
2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Vacancy
Oranga Marae
Bonita Joanne Bigham
2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Rowena Ngaio Tana
2 March 2021
1 March 2024
Niwa Ranji Nuri
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Tracey Wright
14 November 2022
13 November 2025
Vacancy
