Health Minister to reinstate Health NZ board

Friday 7 March 2025 · 9 outlets · 7 reports · updated Fri 7 Mar 2025, 1:03pm

In this story Labour Party, Health New Zealand, Simeon Brown, Shane Reti, Deloitte, Lester Levy

Health Minister Simeon Brown will end Commissioner Lester Levy's term and reinstate a governing board at Health New Zealand. The plan includes transitioning to traditional governance and partnering with the private sector to reduce elective surgery backlogs.

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1. NewsroomFri 7 Mar 2025, 9:14am

   Commissioner Lester Levy to go; new Health NZ board to outsource services (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 7 Mar 2025, 11:18am

   Health Minister Simeon Brown to bring Health New Zealand board back (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldFri 7 Mar 2025, 11:30am

   Health Minister Simeon Brown announces return of Health NZ board after axing (opens in new tab)

4. The PostFri 7 Mar 2025, 11:36am

   ‘Back to basics’: Simeon Brown signals end of Health NZ commissioner’s reign (opens in new tab)

   Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

5. 1NewsFri 7 Mar 2025, 11:46am

   Board to return at Health NZ - Simeon Brown (opens in new tab)

6. Otago Daily TimesFri 7 Mar 2025, 12:23pm

   Simeon Brown announces major health shake-up (opens in new tab)

7. RNZFri 7 Mar 2025, 1:03pm

   Health Minister Simeon Brown announces major overhaul of health sector (opens in new tab)