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At what stage, if any, is recruitment to replace Yvonne Browning and Bharat Guha on the Tertiary Education Commission board?

Answered Question 11930 (2026)
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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • At what stage, if any, is recruitment to replace Yvonne Browning and Bharat Guha on the Tertiary Education Commission board?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I announced the appointment of Scott Haines JP to the Board of the Tertiary Education Commission on 12 March 2026. Any appointment to the second vacancy will be announced in due course, noting there is no statutory requirement for the vacancy to be filled.