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Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on the replacing of the Health NZ Board with a commissioner

Published: July 22, 2024, 8:12 p.m.

Christopher Luxon is defending the time it's taken to step in and remove Health New Zealand's board.\xa0

Health Minister Shane Reti\xa0yesterday appointed the\xa0board\u2019s chair, Professor Lester Levy, as commissioner for a 12-month term. Only one board member was remaining after two others resigned and the rest chose not to serve another term.\xa0

Replacing the board with a commissioner comes after the organisation over-spent at the rate of about $130 million a month.\xa0

The Government had previously put a Crown Observer in before Christmas to monitor the organisation.\xa0

The Prime Minister told Mike Hosking he rejects any suggestion the Government has taken too long to intervene.\xa0

He says the Government has been acting quickly and needed sufficient information before making the decision to replace the board with a commissioner.\xa0

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