In a very high importance announcement, Keriana Brooking has been appointed as Interim Recovery Manager for Hawke’s Bay.
“The appointment of Keriana Brooking as the Interim Recovery Manager, who has the capability, experience and relationships across the public and private sectors of Hawke’s Bay to stand up the Regional Recovery Office swiftly, is also critical to seeing the regional approach to recovery move with pace,” said Stuart Nash, Ministerial Recovery Lead for Hawke’s Bay.
“Ms Brooking has the support of government, iwi and local government leaders to lead our region through the immediate transition period from response to recovery,” he continued.
Most recently, in terms of public service, Ms Brooking had been chief executive of the Hawke’s Bay DHB. She joined PwC as a partner in October 2022.
Her immediate focus as the Interim Recovery Manager will be to support the region’s transition from immediate disaster response into a short and long-term approach to recovery, while also establishing a regional recovery office to support the critical work required.
According to the announcement …
A new regional recovery office will:
- co-ordinate resources and planning regionally,
- explore innovative regional delivery mechanisms, and
- work with local and regional agencies and councils on efficient planning and delivery.
An Oversight Board, made up of up to six locally appointed directors and an independent Chair appointed by Government will also be established for the region, to ensure that a strong and coordinated approach to the region’s recovery can be achieved. Regional elected and iwi leaders will be working with Minister Nash on the selection of this group and its Chair.
The Oversight Board will be responsible for:
- building the Regional Recovery Plan,
- prioritising and sequencing the delivery of the recovery activities that are needed at scale, and
- negotiating with Government on issues of funding, legislation and other regulatory powers that may be needed.
Further details on the regional recovery framework and Oversight Board appointments will be announced in the coming week.
She’s running our DHB AND overseeing the recovery? That’s one hell of a work load!
No, she formerly was CEO of the DHB.
Jamie; article reads “Ms Brooking HAD been chief executive of the Hawke’s Bay DHB. She joined PwC as a partner in October 2022.
It does not matter who is appointed to the role – what the suffering people need is ACTION in regard to RED ZONE, SILT REMOVAL – swift decisions from Councils and government so that we can move forward with our lives.