16 May 2023

Ref Number: MHA17668

John
[FYI request #22591 email]

Tēnā koe John

Official information request for Mātauranga Māori related costs
I refer to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 27 April 2023.
You have requested:
1.  The job description for the DCE – Mātauranga Māori role
2.  The remuneration, or remuneration range paid to the DCE –
Mātauranga Māori role
3.  The number of direct and indirect reports to the DCE – Mātauranga
Māori
4.  The total remuneration paid to all the direct and indirect reports to
the DCE – Mātauranga Māori
5.  All other costs incurred by Maori Health Authority related to
mātauranga Māori
6.  The total number of roles across Maori Health Authority and its
subsidiaries / DHBs that are directly or indirectly involved in
mātauranga Māori
Job description for DCE – Mātauranga Māori role
Please find attached a copy of the job description for the Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) –
Mātauranga Māori role.
Remuneration range paid to the DCE – Mātauranga Māori role
I can advise that the remuneration range for all DCEs at Te Aka Whai Ora, including for the
DCE – Mātauranga Māori role, is $246,000 to $370,000.
Number of direct and indirect reports to the DCE – Mātauranga Māori
The Mātauranga Māori group at Te Aka Whai Ora currently has 32 positions, including the
DCE – Mātauranga Māori. For the purposes of responding to your request, we have
interpreted indirect report to refer to staff members who sit below staff who directly report to
the DCE – Mātauranga Māori. I can advise that the DCE – Mātauranga Māori has seven
direct reports, and 24 indirect reports.
I am providing you with a copy of the Māori group structure, which contains all direct and
indirect reports for your reference. Please note that the attached structure was approved by
the Te Aka Whai Ora Board on 7 December 2022.
Following the completion of transferring positions to Te Aka Whai Ora from other health
agencies under the Health Sector (Transfers) Act 1993, we are currently working through a
process to align those transferred positions to finalise the Te Aka Whai Ora corporate
structure, including in the Mātauranga Māori group.


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Total remuneration paid to direct and indirect reports to the DCE – Mātauranga Māori
The annualised cost of the salaries for the direct and indirect reports to the
DCE – Mātauranga Māori, based on the 32 roles and excluding any contractors and
secondees, is $3,949,559.66.
All other costs incurred by Te Aka Whai Ora relating to Mātauranga Māori
I have interpreted this part of your request to refer to non-staff costs incurred by Te Aka
Whai Ora, relating to Mātauranga Māori.
I can advise that between 1 July 2022 and 31 March 2023, Te Aka Whai Ora expenditure for
the Mātauranga Māori group is $5,469,501, across Mātauranga Māori, Iwi-Māori Partnership
Boards (largely establishment funding for IMPBs), and data and digital support (from
January 2023, which is when this work transferred from the Governance and Advisory
group).
Total number of roles across Te Aka Whai Ora that are directly or indirectly involved
in Mātauranga Māori
With regards to the total number of roles across Te Aka Whai Ora that are directly or
indirectly involved in Mātauranga Māori, aside from the 32 positions in the Mātauranga Māori
group, at any point in time one or more other staff from Te Aka Whai Ora could be involved
in Mātauranga Māori work depending on its relationship to their own portfolio responsibilities
(e.g., policy or Ministerial Services).
Te Aka Whai Ora intends to make the information contained in this letter and any attached
documents available to the wider public. We will do this by publishing this letter and
attachments on our website. Your personal details will be deleted, and Te Aka Whai Ora will
not publish any information that would identify you as the person who requested the
information.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact Te Aka Whai Ora
Ministerial Services ([Māori Health Authority request email]).
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or freephone 0800 802 602.

Nāku noa, nā

Craig Owen
Maiaka Tōakiaki | Deputy Chief Executive, Governance and Advisory


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Position Description | Te whakatūranga ō mahi
Māori Health Authority | Te Mana Hauora Māori

Title
Deputy Chief Executive - Mātauranga Māori (Te Reo title to come)
Reports to
Chief Executive Officer
Location
Wellington or Auckland (with travel as required)
Team
Executive Leadership Team
Direct Reports
Up to 5 FTE
Total FTE
tbc
Budget Management  Opex
tbc
Capex
tbc
Delegated Authority  HR
Yes
Finance
tbc
Date
May 2022
Job Grade (indicative)

Ka kore tēnei whakaoranga e huri ki tua o aku mokopuna
Our mokopuna shall inherit a better place than I inherited

Te Mana Hauora Māori | Māori Health Authority

Te  Mana  Hauora  Māori  |  The  Māori  Health  Authority  (MHA)  is  a  newly  established  independent
statutory entity responsible for enabling Māori to shape health outcomes for Māori, and to give effect
to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, acting as an agent for tino rangatiratanga, with joint accountabilities to the
Crown and Māori.

The MHA is the primary source of strategy and policy for hauora Māori, leading the identification and
monitoring of equitable health outcomes, development of the Māori health workforce, and the direct
commissioning of kaupapa Māori services.  Our whāinga is to achieve greater Māori participation in
the design and delivery of health services for the betterment of al .  This wil  be achieved by embedding
the  principles  of  Te  Tiriti  o  Waitangi  as  central  components  of  Aotearoa  New  Zealand’s  health
reform.  We  play  a  critical  role  in  enhancing  Māori  rangatiratanga,  ensuring equitable  access  to
healthcare and supporting whānau to take control of their own health and wel being.

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We work in close partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health New Zealand (Health NZ)
and  enable  Iwi  Māori  Partnerships  Boards  (IMPBs),  Māori  health  providers,  iwi,  hapū  and  Māori
communities to achieve Māori health aspirations.

Our Values | Whanonga pono

In order to guide the culture, values, and behaviour expected of the health sector, Health New Zealand
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and the Māori Health Authority have developed a Health Charter – Te Mauri o Rongo. Te Mauri o
Rongo guides how we relate to each other and serve our whānau and communities, to continual y
improve health outcomes and build towards pae ora. We will do this in practical ways, including by:
•  caring for the people who care for the people

•  recognising, supporting and valuing our people and the work we all do
•  working together to design and deliver services; and
•  defining  the  competencies  and  behaviours  we  expect  from  everyone,  especial y  those  we
expect from our leaders.

About the role | Tēnei tūranga

The Deputy Chief Executive - Mātauranga Māori is a direct report to the CE and key member of the
Executive Leadership team.  The DCE Mātauranga Māori acts as the chief cultural advisor to the CE,
and the MHA Board.  The role also provides expert cultural advice to our sector partner HealthNZ.

As a strategic leader of cultural capability, the role will be responsible for leading the development and
successful implementation of the Māori strategy.  The role is responsible for ensuring that te ao Māori
and mātauranga Māori are embedded across all internal decision making, alignment with Te Tiriti o
Waitangi principles, and leading the development of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga across the MHA.
This will involve the effective communication of a compelling, inspired and meaningful vision and a
sense of direction and purpose for the MHA with relation to the Māori strategy.

A key enabler supporting and guiding the transformation within sector, this role will provide effective
support for our Māori staff and key stakeholders, and championing use of Māori esoteric knowledge
throughout MHA and the models of care.  Working in partnership with Health NZ and MOH in the
development of strategy and policy includes a te ao Māori view, with mātauranga Māori is successfully
embedded in prioritising whānau voice.

Key Result Area
Expected Outcomes / Performance Indicators – Position Specific
Strategic
•  In collaboration with the CE and Executive Leadership Team contribute
Leadership and
to the development of agreed strategic and operational plans which are
Influence
aligned to the strategic direction as set by the Board, and in-line with the

expectations outlined in the Statement of Intent and Statement of

Performance Expectations.
•  Ensure the MHA work programme delivers the strategic outcomes
required to transform the sector, establishing priorities and allocating
resources required to implement the business col ectively to create the
change required to achieve outcomes for Māori in Aotearoa.
•  Use best practice tikanga Māori to support the CE to ensure operational
risk  and  compliance  obligations  are  met  including  implications  for  the
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Board, Ministers and other key stakeholders.
Te reo me ōna
•  Lead, develop and delivery of the strategy to develop te reo me ōna
tikanga expertise
tikanga practices throughout the MHA in conjunction with ELT

•  Provide expert tikanga support for senior leadership
•  Role model te reo me ōna tikanga best practice across al  parts of the
organisation and support Health NZ in their endeavours to increase te
reo and tikanga where resource allows.

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Mātauranga
•  Leadership and stewardship of tikanga across MHA, acting as a specialist
Māori
expert advisor to the CE, ELT and the Board.

•  Providing advice to the Executive Leadership Team in their engagement
responsibilities with iwi Māori.
•  Lead the development and delivery of the Māori strategy for MHA
including contributing thought-leadership to policy development (in
close collaboration with policy colleagues), priority setting in monitoring
progress against strategic plans.
•  Ensure that strategy considers the internal and external environment
and capability required to achieve the desired outcomes ensuring that:

o  Te ao Māori worldview is considered in all decision making
o  Mātauranga Māori in relation to pure is valued and embedded in
our work
o  Mātauranga  Māori  in  relation  to  Te  Ao  Hurihuri  is  valued  and
embedded in our work
o  Whānau voice is reflected at the core of our work

•  Provide expert mātauranga Māori advice to HealthNZ initiatives which
support and enable the vision of Whakahiko i te Oranga Whānau.
•  Lead tikanga best practice to support the CE and executive leadership
team to identify and deliver strategic initiatives which enable the
improvement of the experience of Māori within the health setting.
•  Role model tikanga best practice to support strategic relationships and
partnerships with Māori iwi leaders and health providers.
Stakeholder
•  Support the Chief Executive (CE) to develop strong and effective working
Relationships
relationships with the Board, iwi Māori, including (but not limited to)
IMPBs, iwi leaders, mātauranga Māori experts, and Māori health
providers.
•  Foster the development of key strategic relationships with Māori.
•  Facilitate making connections to further enhance relationships, build and
maintain high trust relationships across diverse stakeholders.
•  Lead and promote the development of a strong and equitable
relationship with Health NZ, MOH and the Public Health Agency
stakeholder counterparts to work in partnership to col ectively deliver
the health reforms required for Māori.
Whānau voice
•  Lead the development and delivery of a strategy to ensure that whānau
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voice  is  captured,  heard  and  reflected  throughout  al   functions  of  the
MHA, models of care and the wider system.
•  Collaborate  with  MHA  colleagues  to  develop  whānau  centric  ways  of
capturing, reflecting, and monitoring quality of inclusion of whānau, hapū
and iwi health aspirations across the organisation and system.
•  Leverage  established  iwi  relationships  to  enabling  health  care  to  be
delivered to whānau in their communities.
•  Develop relationships with intersectoral partners to address and improve
the determinants of health with a te ao Māori view.
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Honouring Te
•  Provide strategic and policy leadership related to the implementation of
Tiriti o Waitangi
Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implementation across the organisation and in
conjunction with Health NZ and MOH.
•  Work in partnership with legal advisors to ensure the MHA’s legal
obligations with relation to te ao Māori perspectives on the application
of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in health are delivered upon.
•  Provide advice to the Executive Leadership Team in their engagement
responsibilities with Iwi and Māori.
•  Lead the development of a MHA specific Te Tiriti o Waitangi framework
that informs planning, policy, delivery and monitoring of the health
system.  Work in close partnership with leaders and key stakeholders to
ensure the successful implementation.
Culture and
•  Lead a culture that enables all employees to learn and grow to deliver
Leadership
responsive and trusted service, ensuring career growth and development,
supporting the MHA to be employer of choice Māori professionals.
•  Contribute to the development and leadership of an organisational
culture and people initiatives which unify our workforce and establish
expectations of excellence in our culture.
•  Provide clear direction and where our people feel personal y connected
to our mahi and the future direction.
•  Role model Māori values as outlined in the Health Charter - Te Mauri o
Rongo.
Transformational  •  Communicate  a  compelling  and  inspired  and  meaningful  vision  and  a
Leadership,
sense of direction and purpose for the MHA.
Innovation and
•  As the lead cultural expert in Māori for the MHA, ensure that the needs
Improvement
of Māori are advocated for and a growth in cultural understanding of the
needs of Māori is better reflected at a systemic level.
•  Support the CE and wider ELT to champion system wide improvement
and innovation which strengthens Māori leadership, models and system
performance for Māori.

Relationships | Whānaungatanga

External
Internal
•  Ministry  of  Health,  Ministers  and  Assoc  •  Māori Health Authority Board and related Sub
Ministers and their offices (as required)
Committees as developed
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•  Other  government  agencies  and  Ministers  as  •  Chief Executive Māori Health Authority
relevant; including Health NZ.
•  Executive Leadership Team
•  Iwi Māori Partnership Boards (IMPBs)
•  MHA staff
•  Māori Health experts and leaders

•  Iwi  and  Māori  entities,  partners,  community
leaders
•  Sector Advisory groups

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