19 November 2025
John Luke
[FYI request #32525 email]
Tēnā koe John
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00101952
Thank you for your email on 8 October 2025 to the Ministry of Health. Your request was partially
transferred to us on 24 October 2025, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the following
under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA):
National Kaitiaki Group
Could you please provide the pay rate for each committee, along with the names of current
members and their appointment terms (including start and end dates)?
Additionally, I would appreciate it if you could share a sample appointment letter issued to
members for each committee.
Please feel free to redact any personal information as needed.
Response
Please refer to the
Table below for the names of current members and their appointment terms for
the National Kaitiaki Group (NKG).
NKG Members
Term
Start Date
End Date 1
Dr Teah Carlson
Three years
25 June 2020
Ebony Duff
Three years
25 June 2020
Currently
Tasha Wharerau (Bentley) Three years
25 June 2020
Holding office
Whaea Sandra Corbett
Three years
25 June 2020
Note 1 Current terms for all members have expired, however they remain holding office until either
reappointed or a successor is appointed.
Fees for al members are either a flat daily rate of $500.00 (exclusive of GST) including preparation
time OR a flat hourly rate of $62.50 (exclusive of GST) per hour including preparation time
.
I also refer you to our previous response to you on 1 March 2024 Ref:
HNZ00032705 where we
provided information that remains relevant, including pay rates and the decision to retain the
current members beyond the end of their term.
Attached as
Appendix One is a copy of the most recent sample of an appointment letter.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Health NZ may proactively
release a copy of this response on our website. Al requester data, including your name and
contact details, wil be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Daniel e Coe
Manager (OIAs) – Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793, Wellington 6140,
New Zealand
HNZ00101952 Appendix One
Appendix 5: Sample Appointment letters
Term expired
Xx 20xx
xxxx
By email
Tēnā koe xx
Membership to the National Kaitiaki Group
On behalf of the Associate Minister of Health, xxxxxxx I am writing to let you know that the term of
your appointment for the National Kaitiaki Group (NKG) has expired. In the near future a process
wil be undertaken to renew the Committee membership, and you wil be advised about this. The
final decision on membership wil be made by the Minister of Health (the Minister) and endorsed
by Cabinet.
I want to reassure you that the Ministry is committed to supporting the ongoing role of the NKG.
The Ministry wil work closely with the Group to affirm the valuable role of the NKG in protecting
Māori women’s cervical screening data and to identify how the NKG’s advisory expertise can better
inform use of cervical screening data for the benefit of Māori women.
Ngā mihi
Group Manager
National Screening Unit
Term renewed
Xx 20xx
xxxx
By email: xxx
Tēnā koe xx
Membership to the National Kaitiaki Group
On behalf of the Associate Minister of Health, xxxxxxx, I am writing to let you know that the term of
your membership expires/expired / wil expire in xxxx. I seek your confirmation that you are able to
continue as a member / convenor of the NKG for another term of three years.
I want to reassure you that the Ministry is committed to supporting the ongoing role of the NKG.
The Ministry will work closely with the Group to affirm the valuable role of the NKG in protecting
Māori women’s cervical screening data and to identify how the NKG’s advisory expertise can better
inform use of cervical screening data for the benefit of Māori women.
Please email me with advice on your availability to continue as a member / convenor of NKG –
xxxxxxx.
Ngā mihi
Group Manager
National Screening Unit
