133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
16 December 2025
John Luke
By email: [FYI request #33216 email]
Ref:
H2025076858
Tēnā koe John
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your follow up request under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the
Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) on 10 December 2025 for information
regarding the appointments process to the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal – Te Rōpū
Whakatika Kaimahi Hauora (the Tribunal). You requested:
“I have made similar request last year- H2024049482 Response letter
May I ask you to provide an update figures/names per below:
1. As of 10 December 2025, what does the updated membership of the Health
Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal look like? Please provide the names and the expiry
dates of their respective terms.
2. Also, please provide an updated list of Tribunal Member Rates as of today. The
previous one you provide to me was "As at 1 July 2024".
Please see attached as documents 1 and 2 the current list of Tribunal members (as of 10
December 2025) and the current tribunal member rates (as of 13 June 2025), respectively.
These have been released to you in full.
3. Further I noted "GST – hourly rate is excl of GST. If claimant is a company, claim
hourly rate plus GST"
How many Tribunal members, including the Chair and Deputy Chairs, are GST-
registered? In particular, I would like to know whether the Chair and any of the Deputy
Chairs are GST-registered.”
The Ministry is not responsible for paying the fees for Tribunal members, and therefore does not
collect or hold any information relating to whether members are GST registered. Paying fees for
Tribunal members is the responsibility of the relevant Responsible Authorities. A list of all
Responsible Authorities website links can be found at
: www.health.govt.nz/regulation-
legislation/health-practitioners/responsible-authorities.
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
Ministry website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-
information-act-requests.
Nāku noa, nā
Stasha Mason
Manager Statutory Appointments & Integrity Services
Performance and Governance | Te Pou Tokomanawa
Page 2 of 2
Document 1
Health Practitioner Disciplinary Tribunal Membership as at 10
December 2025
Name
Date of Original
Current
Expiry of present
appointment
appointment date
term
Lawyers
Truc Tran (Acting
4/11/2024
4/11/2024
3/11/2027
Chair)
Gregor Allan
1/07/2024
1/07/2024
30/06/2027
(Deputy Chair)
Susan Hughes
28/04/2025
28/04/2025
27/04/2028 1982
(Deputy Chair)
Anaesthetic Technicians
ACT
Angela Dewhirst
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Catherine Sinclair
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2029
Karen Bennett
30/09/2019
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Thomas Lay
7/04/2014
17/03/2025
16/03/2029
Samantha Baxendale 17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Chinese Medicine Practitioners
INFORMATION
Jinhong Lin
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Peilin Li
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2029
Rebecca O'Cleirigh
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2029
Shijie Zhou
16/03/2025
16/03/2025
16/03/2030
OFFICIAL
Xiaoj Lin
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Chiropractors
THE
Brett Bulkeley
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
Dr Alice Cade
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Kimberley McLean
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
UNDER
Kimberly Pugh
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
Leisa Williams
31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2027
Tanja Glucina
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Dental Hygienists
RELEASED
Melanie Spence
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Moira Hughes
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2029
Rachel Smith
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Mary Mowbray
23/06/2005
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Susan Morriss
23/06/2005
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Dental Technicians
Thananya Chaimala
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Wendy Jansen
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
Document 1
Daniel Fernandez
6/07/2015
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Dentists
Craig Dotchin
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2029
David Rumble
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2029
Karl Lyons
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Alexander Munro
26/02/2016
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Justin Wall
6/07/2015
18/03/2021
17/03/2026
Natalie Stent
26/02/2016
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Robert East
23/06/2005
23/04/2021
22/04/2026
Sergio Salis
23/06/2005
18/03/2021
17/03/2026
1982
Dietitians
ACT
Alison Pask
12/12/2016
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Carol Wham
17/09/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Joen Mason
12/12/2016
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Dispensing Opticians
Robert Billings
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Russell Woodland
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
INFORMATION
Anthony Simpson
21/04/2017
31/07/2023
30/07/2028
Peter O'Sullivan
14/12/2015
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Laypeople
Christopher Nichol
19/11/2018
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
OFFICIAL
Dave Ananth
23/12/2022
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Ebony Du
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
THE
Filipo Katavake-
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
McGrath
Jason Sebestian
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Katie Robb
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
Lynette Murphy
21/08/2024
UNDER
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
Niveditha Sharat
23/12/2022
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Chandran
Pengbo Jiang
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
Richard Ngatai
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Tania Winslade
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
Amanda Kinzett
RELEASED 4/02/2010
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Annette Papuni-
16/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
McLellan
Brian McCulloch
12/12/2016
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Dorothy McKinnon
6/07/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
QSM
Shannon Hanrahan
22/12/2021
22/12/2021
15/03/2026
Tim Burns
6/07/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Document 1
Odette Lowe
14/12/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Ping Tat Luk
23/12/2022
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Ian Phillips
15/12/2021
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Saad Mansour
16/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Talalelei Teu
16/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Medical Laboratory Technician
Ajesh Joseph
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Amrutha Mereena
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Anjana Shukla
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
John Gregory Fainsan 21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029 1982
Vivekkumar Shukla
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
ACT
Medical Practitioners
Adam Greenbaum
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Anne Whiteside
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Ivan Bergman
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2029
Julia Martin
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Karen Nightingale
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2029
Peter Watson
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2029
INFORMATION
Richard Highstead
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Robert Duncan
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Ryan Radecki
23/12/2022
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Sires Bharathan
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Anil Nair
16/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Laura Chapman
OFFICIAL
15/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Jennifer Woods
15/10/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Sally Ure
15/10/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
THE
Vanessa Beavis
15/10/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Dr Penelope
6/07/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Thomson
Barnett Bond
23/06/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
UNDER
Beverley Howcroft
6/07/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Philip Jacobs
19/10/2004
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Handunnethi de Silva 16/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Kyle Eggleton
5/08/2020
19/11/2025
18/11/2029
Wilhelm Andy Von
5/08/2020
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Biel
RELEASED
Alison Barrett
5/08/2020
5/08/2025
4/08/2030
Saman Moeed
5/08/2020
19/11/2025
18/11/2029
Jan McKenzie
23/06/2005
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Brett Hawkins
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Alistair Humphrey
19/10/2004
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Richard Rainger
19/10/2004
19/11/2025
18/11/2029
Medical Radiation Technologists
Document 1
Karen Coleman
26/02/2016
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Shanton D'Cruz
26/02/2016
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Midwives
Michelle Vincent
31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2028
Anna Foaese
14/12/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Karen Wakelin
26/11/2017
31/07/2023
30/07/2027
Mary Kensington
26/11/2017
31/07/2023
30/07/2027
Nicola Youngson
16/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Petra Samland
14/12/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Robyn Maude
23/06/2005
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Sally Horncastle
16/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026 1982
Susan Bree
7/08/2012
31/07/2023
30/07/2028
ACT
Nurses
Augustina Reid
31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2028
Emma Hickson
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Leaha North
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2029
Marion Guy
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
16/03/2030
Safaatoa Fereti
31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2028
Cherene Neilson-
16/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
INFORMATION
Hornblow
Christine Taua
12/10/2006
31/07/2023
30/07/2027
Helen Pocknall
21/04/2017
31/07/2023
30/07/2027
Janice Byford-Jones
6/07/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Karen Marshall
6/07/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
OFFICIAL
Michael Mcllhone
6/07/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Nathan Davis
14/12/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Stacey Wilson
15/12/2021
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
THE
Sue Matthews MNZM 15/07/2010
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Occupational Therapists
UNDER
Tūī Nuku
23/12/2022
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Nancy Wright
14/12/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Neeka Gilmore
6/07/2015
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Optometrists
Adele Je eries
RELEASED 31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2027
Peter Grimmer
31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2028
Vivian Edgar
15/07/2010
23/12/2022
22/12/2027
Oral Health Therapists
Anne-Marie Maikuku
31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2027
Eugenie Boussenko
6/07/2015
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Riona Haripershad
8/06/2016
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Samaria Prime
31/07/2023
30/07/2023
30/07/2028
Document 1
Osteopaths
Benjamin Evans
20/06/2010
19/11/2025
18/11/2029
Julia Gri iths
23/06/2005
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Sharon Awatere
16/03/2021
16/03/2021
15/03/2026
Victoria Tate
6/07/2015
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Paramedics
Andrew Prescott
31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2027
Melanie McAulay
31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2028
Vanessa Simpson
31/07/2023
31/07/2023
30/07/2027 1982
Emma Sutherland
15/12/2021
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
ACT
Pharmacists
Kevin Pewhairangi
12/09/2022
12/09/2022
11/09/2027
Sanjoy Nand
12/09/2022
12/09/2022
11/09/2027
Sheenal Kumar
12/09/2022
12/09/2022
11/09/2027
Bill Lu
23/08/2021
23/08/2021
22/08/2026
Craig Mackenzie
26/02/2016
12/09/2022
11/09/2027
Jane Dawson
26/02/2016
23/08/2021
22/08/2026
INFORMATION
Katherine Shaw
26/02/2016
23/08/2021
22/08/2026
Sandra Drake
26/02/2016
12/09/2022
11/09/2027
Physiotherapists
Alice Barach
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
OFFICIAL
Dr Nicola Saywell
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Fiona Gutschlag
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
THE
Janice Mueller
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Peter Larmer
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
Roger Grant Chittock 21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Tainafi Lefono
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2028
Duncan Reid
19/10/2004
UNDER
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Kirsten Davie
21/08/2024
21/08/2024
20/08/2029
Shail Stewart
17/09/2015
15/03/2021
14/03/2026
Psychologists
Craig Colhoun
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2029
RELEASED
Emma Sutich
19/01/2026
19/01/2026
18/01/2030
Helen Buckland-
19/11/2025
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Wright
Apaula Ioane
5/08/2020
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Fiona-Ann Malcom
12/10/2020
19/11/2025
18/11/2030
Inez Awatere-Walker
12/10/2020
19/11/2025
18/11/2029
Psychotherapists
Document 1
Joanna Doyle
15/12/2015
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Judy Smyth
6/07/2015
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Margaret Barr-Brown 26/02/2016
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
Marilyn Shearer
15/12/2015
15/12/2021
14/12/2026
1982
ACT
INFORMATION
OFFICIAL
THE
UNDER
RELEASED
Document 2
TRIBUNAL MEMBER RATES
SITTING
SITTING
MILEAGE
(per day)
(per hour)
(per km)
Medical Practitioners
(effective 1 July 2024)
$140.00/hr
$140.00
1.04
Pharmacists
$570.00
$76.00
1.04
1982
Nurses
(effective 1 June 25)
$620.00
$77.50
1.17
Occupational Therapists
$675.00
$75.00
1.17
ACT
Osteopaths
$650.00
$80.00
.83
Midwives
$650.00
$80.00
.83
Medical Lab Scientists/Technicians
$744.00
$93.00
1.04
Anaesthetic Technicians
$700.00
$87.50
.83
Opticians/Optometrists
$600.00
$75.00
INFORMATION
.83
Medical Radiation Technicians
$744.00
$93.00
1.04
Oral Health
(effective 1 April 2024)
$200.00/hr
$200.00
1.04
Dietitians
$560.00
$70.00
.83
OFFICIAL
Physiotherapists
$90.00/hr
$90.00
1.04
THE
Podiatrists
$600.00
$75.00
1.04
Psychologists
$120.00/hr
$120.00
.83
Chiropractors
$640.00
$80.00
1.04
UNDER
Chinese Medicine
$500.00
$62.50
1.04
Psychotherapists
$640.00
$80.00
.83
Paramedics
$608.00
$76.00
1.04
RELEASED
Chair
as at April 2018
$2,016.00
$252.00
$1,900/day, $240/hr as at 1 September 2014)
Deputy Chair
as at April 2018
$1,814.40
$226.80
($1,728/day, $216/hr as at 1 September 2014)
GST – hourly rate is excl of GST. If claimant is a company, claim hourly rate plus GST.
Withholding tax – when claimant is a person withholding tax is paid, when a company withholding tax is not paid.
Tax exemption – Certificate required. Claimants employer does not deduct tax (claimant pays bulk tax at financial year end)
As at 13 June 2025
Document Outline
- H2025076858 docs for release.pdf
