by michelecrawshaw | Jun 5, 2022 | Board, Media release
Congratulations to A Better Start National Science Challenge board member Dr Collin Tukuitonga, who has been knighted in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday honours. Sir Collin is one of three new knights “who reflect the very best of New Zealand,” says Prime Minister Jacinda...
by michelecrawshaw | Mar 30, 2022 | Board, Media release, Newsletter, Peer reviewed publication
Welcome to our new board member, Professor Barry Borman. Professor Borman is an expert in the epidemiology of congenital anomalies and based at Massey University, where he is a Professor of Epidemiology. He has been the Director of the New Zealand Congenital Anomalies...
by michelecrawshaw | Jan 14, 2022 | Board, Media release
Welcome to our new board member, Professor Simon Holdaway. Professor Holdaway is an archaeologist who studies New Zealand’s ancient past, and is Associate Deputy VC Research at the University of Auckland. He is the University’s representative on A Better...
by michelecrawshaw | Sep 23, 2021 | Board, Media release
A Better Start board member Sharon Shea will help shape some of the major changes to the country’s health system with her appointment as Co-Chair of the Māori Health Authority and a board member of Health New Zealand. Sharon (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Hine,...
by michelecrawshaw | Jul 29, 2021 | Board, Media release, Newsletter, Peer reviewed publication
Kia ora to Dr Pat Tuohy, who is A Better Start E Tipu e Rea’s new Board Chair. Pat brings with him a wealth of experience in the health sector and until recently was the Ministry of Health’s Chief Advisor for Child and Youth Health. He has spent 10 years...
by michelecrawshaw | Apr 23, 2021 | Board, Media release, News, Newsletter, Our people, Updates
Congratulations to A Better Start board member Sharon Shea, who has been appointed as the first-ever permanent Māori Chair of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. “I feel honoured to bring a tangata whenua perspective to the board’s leadership and to support the...
