New board members appointed

Four new Whanganui District Health Board members have been appointed by Health Minister David Clark.

Ken Whelan, former chief executive of Northland and Capital and Coast DHB and currently the Crown monitor for Counties Manukau and Waikato DHBs, has been appointed board chair.

The other appointed members are:

Materoa Mar (Ngati Whatua, Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou) who is Upoko Whakarae of Te Tihi o Ruahine Whanau Ora Alliance.

Soraya Peke-Mason, who is a former Rangitikei District Councillor.

Talia Anderson-Town, who is the audit principal at Silks Audit.

Read more - Whanganui DHB gets new chair and deputy in nationwide changes to DHB leadership – Whanganui Chronicle.