Blue River Dairy 

Blue River Dairy People and Capability Manager, Abbigail Surridge was crowned the winner of the Emerging Human Resources (HR) Practitioner category at the NZ HR Awards on Tuesday.

Over 400 HR professionals gathered at the awards ceremony in Auckland to celebrate the outstanding Human Resources professionals and organisations leading meaningful change and best practice across Aotearoa.

Southern District Health Board (DHB)

Hamish Brown has been appointed interim Chief Executive of Southern DHB.

Chief Executive Chris Fleming has announced the appointment, effective 1 July. 

This will initially be for a period of three months.

"Mr Brown brings a wealth of knowledge of our health system, staff, and community to the Interim Chief Executive role. His leadership experience, strategic thinking, empathy, and relationship building skills suit the Southern DHB well in our transition to Health NZ. He will report to the Health NZ Chief Executive following the disestablishment of the Southern DHB Board," says Fleming.