133 Molesworth
Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
03 October 2024
John Luke
By email: [FYI request #28377 email]
Ref:
H2024051385
Tēnā koe John
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health – Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) on 12 September 2024 for information regarding
appointments to the Podiatrists Board of New Zealand – Te Poari Tiaki Waewae o Aotearoa
(the Board). Please find a response to each part of your request below.
May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what platform you have call for
public nominations e.g. govt.jobs website.
The roles on the Board were publicly advertised on the Ministry’s Careers webpage and the
New Zealand Government Jobs website from 7 May 2024 to 28 May 2024.
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
for your role.
The Ministry received 15 applications from members of the public. One person was ineligible
to be considered. Nominations were also sought from a variety of nominating agencies, and
one was received from the Ministry for Ethnic Communities.
How many you have shortlisted and how many you have interviewed.
Three health practitioners and four lay candidates were shortlisted. Of these, two were
involved in due diligence interviews.
The bio you held for the appointed member.
Please find listed at Appendix 1 and attached, a document that contains two bios of the
successful candidates.
I trust this information fulfils your request. If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request
with us, including this decision, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team on:
[email address].
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Manatū Hauora website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-
releases/responses-of icial-information-act-requests.
Nāku noa, nā
Sarah Turner
Deputy Director-General
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
Appendix 1: List of documents for release
#
Date
Document details
Decision on release
1
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Excerpts of Candidate Bios
Excerpts have been released
in accordance with section
16(1)(e) of the Act, with
information deemed out of
scope of your request
excluded.
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