Whānau Ora chief operating officer Awerangi Tamihere has reigned from the Te Aka Whai Ora board as Health Minister Shane Reti continues to disestablish the.
Waikato regional councillors have opted to stick with the first past the post (FPP) voting system for the 2025 triennial election. Other options for consideration at the August council meeting included a change to single transferable voting (STV) .