Office of Hon Matt Doocey
Minister for Mental Health
Associate Minister of Health
1 1 December 2025
John Luke
fyi-request-32817-0014033d@req uests. fyi. org. nz
Dear John
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 11 November
2025 to the office of the Minister for Mental Health, Hon Matt Doocey. Each part of your
request is addressed in turn.
I noted, you have recently made Appointments I Reappointments to the Mental
Health and Wellbeing Commission -
Te Hiringa Mahara
https:l/gaz ette. govt. nzlnotice/id/2025-go6443
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 of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission - Te Hiringa
Mahara (the Commission) were publicly advertised on the Ministry of Health's (the Ministry)
careers webpage from 24 February to 10 March 2025.
A copy of your ad as well.
A copy of the advertisement is enclosed in this response as Document 1 and is released to
you in full.
Also, how many applications you have received for each of the role 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 44 applications from the public. Nominations were also sought from a
variety of nominating agencies, as well as caucus and coalition party leaders.
One nomination was received from the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, three nominations
were received from Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People, and one nomination was
received from a coalition party leader.
How many you have shortlisted and how many you have interviewed.
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