Maternity Commissioning Framework Technical Advisory Group
The Technical Advisory Group guides the development of the Maternity Commissioning Framework.
About the Maternity Commissioning Framework Technical Advisory Group
The group aims to make sure maternity services in Aotearoa New Zealand are:
- equitable
- accessible
- responsive to the needs of all whānau.
The group’s mahi is focused on addressing long-standing inequities in maternity care, particularly for:
- whānau Māori
- Pacific Peoples
- Tāngata Whaikaha (disabled people)
- other underserved communities.
Their work shapes how we design, commission, and deliver services at national, regional, and local levels.
The Maternity Commissioning Framework is part of the larger Kahu Taurima work programme, which is transforming maternity and early years services in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our members
| Name | Role |
| Tamara Karu | Co-Chair General manager — Ngā Māia Trust |
| Dr Ed Hyde | Co-Chair Trauma informed obstetrics and gynaecology specialist |
| Alison Eddy | Chief Executive — te Kāreti o nga Kaiwhakawhānau ki Aotearoa ǀ New Zealand College of Midwives |
| Dr Anna Hudspith | Obstetrician and gynaecologist |
| Dr Aria Graham | Registered nurse HRC Erihapeti Rehu-Murchie Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| Bea Leatham | LMC midwife Tangata whenua co-president — New Zealand College of Midwives |
| Professor Bev Lawton | Founder and director of Te Tātai Hauora o Hine (the National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa) — Victoria University of Wellington |
| Frankie Karetai Wood-Bodley | Barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand |
| Henrietta Hunkin Tagaloa | Pacific director — Tū Ora Compass Health PHO |
| Kate Nicoll | Midwife |
| Kelsey Mitchell | LMC midwife |
| Lisa Kelly | LMC midwife |
| Michelle Vincent | National Workforce Lead Midwifery — Health NZ |
| Rāwā Karetai Wood-Bodley | Manager, Disabled peoples health — Health NZ |
| Dr Rose Elder | Obstetrician and gynaecologist Clinical leader — Health NZ |
| Sarah Nicholson | Deputy Chief Midwife — Health NZ |
| Tash Wharerau | Kaitiaki Wahine Ora Kaiarahi Kahu Taurima |