Board members Ngā kanohi o te Poari

Rae Lamb has an extensive background in journalism, focusing on politics and health.  She has also worked as Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner in New Zealand, and as the Aged Care Commissioner for Australia. In early 2019, Rae returned to New Zealand and became the chief executive officer of Te Pou and Blueprint for Learning, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focused on developing the mental health, addiction and disability workforce for six years. More recently Rae has retired from full time work to concentrate on governance, projects and family. 

Rae was a 2001–02 New Zealand Harkness Fellow and was a trustee on the international governing board for Cochrane. She has also served on the ACC ethics committee.

Dr Peter Watson (Pete) is the Executive Regional Director Te Waipounamu at Health New Zealand.  Pete worked for many years in Counties-Manukau including as a Paediatrician, a Specialist Youth Health Physician, Clinical Director of Mental Health and Addictions, Chief Medical Officer and acting Chief Executive of Counties-Manukau District Health Board.
Pete now lives in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Dr Tristram R. Ingham is the Deputy Head of Department, Research Associate Professor and Clinical Epidemiologist in the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago - Wellington. Dr Ingham has clinical, academic, and governance expertise in addressing health inequities, Māori health, long-term conditions, disability rights and health care governance.

Tristram is the Director of Manatohu Limited, chair of the Foundation for Equity and Research New Zealand (FERNZ), co-chair of the My Life My Voice Charitable Trust. He also chairs Te Ao Mārama Aotearoa Trust a nation-wide organisation representing Tāngata Whaikaha Māori.

Professor Ron Paterson grew up in South Auckland and is of Scottish and Ngāti Raukawa descent. Ron is a health law and ethics expert, with a diverse career as a law professor at Auckland University, Deputy Director-General of Safety and Regulation, Health and Disability Commissioner, Parliamentary Ombudsman and Visiting Fellow at Melbourne University (teaching Patient Safety and the Law). He is a lay member of the Medical Council and former community director on the Royal Australasian College of Physicians board.

Ron has led several major inquiries and reviews in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, in patient safety and quality, medical regulation, veterans’ support, maternity care, aged care, mental health and the regulation of lawyers. He is the author of The Good Doctor: What Patients Want (2012). In his spare time, Ron enjoys off-road running, tramping and helping on a farm near Lake Waikaremoana.

Tereki Stewart is the programme director at Te Kāhui Raraunga Charitable Trust, which was established in 2019 to lead action to realise the advocacy of the Data Iwi Leaders Group. 

Mr Stewart was previously the pouwhakahaere/senior manager, Te Ao Māori, Census, at Stats NZ, where he was responsible for leading a team to bring te ao Māori perspectives to the Census programme. From 2015 to 2020, he was the chief operating officer at the National Hauora Coalition.

Mr Stewart is vice-president of the Waitakere Outrigger Canoe Association and has previously been a member of a number of district health board committees representing Ngāti Whātua.

Clare Perry is an experienced public sector leader with more than 20 years in senior roles in health system strategy, commissioning, regulation, and service quality. As former Deputy Director-General at the Ministry of Health, Clare led national initiatives focused on system improvement and innovation, regulatory performance, and equitable access to safe, high-quality care.

Clare brings governance experience across central government, health, and the community sector. She chaired the Whakarongorau New Zealand Telehealth Service Improvement Board, contributed to cross-sector collaboration via the South Auckland Social Wellbeing Board, and currently leads strategic risk oversight as chair of the Health, Safety and Environment Advisory Committee of a NFP regional sports organisation.

A former registered nurse, Clare’s clinical background spans hospital, primary care, and community settings in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. A Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors, she continues to provide strategic advisory services across public and not-for-profit sectors.

Taima Campbell is a Registered Nurse of Pare Hauraki descent. Taima is the Manukura Hauora | CE for Te Puna Hauora Matua o Hauraki | Hauraki PHO, which covers primary care providers in the Hauraki and Waikato region. Before this she was the Poukura Hauora | Clinical Service Manager for Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki as well as an independent consultant to a number of heath organisations. 

Taima has extensive experience in health leadership and management roles with a focus on child health, Māori health, nursing leadership and workforce development.

Taima is a current member of National Mortality Review Committee He Mutunga Kore, which provides advice on mortality data and trends to the Board of Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission. 

Monica Goldwater is a highly experienced leader in nursing. She has worked in public and private, inpatient and outpatient health care in the United States and New Zealand, and has led nursing for multiple, large complex and multi-site health care organisations.

As Chief Nursing & Quality Officer for Southern Cross Healthcare, Monica leads its nursing directorate and brings a nursing perspective to the Executive Leadership Team. She is a strong and active advocate for career and professional development and the delivery of world class nursing services and patient care.

A registered nurse in the United States and New Zealand, and member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses, Monica completed her MBA at Massey University in 2011. She has worked in leadership positions in the American health care sector. 

Monica returned to New Zealand in April 2023 and joined Southern Cross Healthcare from the University of Vermont Medical Centre where she was Director of Perioperative Services.

Rakesh Patel has 25 years’ experience as a health care operator and executive in primary and community health care.

His areas of focus includes enhancing traditional models of care, digital enablement and workforce innovations. 

Deeply connected to South Auckland, Rakesh is passionate about improving health outcomes in underserved communities and enabling health care workers to perform at their best. He is focused on building sustainable, scalable quality models of care that deliver real outcomes for patients, providers and the health system.

Rakesh is a director of Totem Pharmacy, and Tamaki Health, where he has previously held operational and executive roles.