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Council Members
Members of Toi te Taiao: the Bioethics Council were
appointed by the Government on the basis of:
- Having an open and inquiring mind and the ability to deal with complex
issues.
- Having the respect and trust of their peers and the community.
- Being able to work collaboratively.
- Being conversant with a range of relevant skills, including knowledge
of science particularly biotechnology, ecology, social science, tikanga
Māori, Māori development, ethics, cultural and spiritual values
of New Zealanders.
- Having good judgment.
- Being able to articulate difficult ideas and to communicate them in
clear language across generations and to different communities of interest.
The members of the Bioethics Council are:
Assoc Prof Martin Wilkinson, Auckland, an expert in Community Health and Philosophy at the Auckland School of Medicine. Martin is Chair for the Council. |
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Dr Huia Tomlins-Jahnke, (Kahungunu, Ngai Tahu, Ngati Toa Rangatira and Ngati Hine), Palmerston North, is an associate professor of Māori education at Massey University, a member of the Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology, and a member of the Social & Human Sciences Sub Commission of the NZ National Commission for UNESCO. For 12 years, she was a lecturer in Te Putahi a Toi School of Maori Studies at Massey, which has a strong health research and development focus. |
Dr Waiora Port, (Te Aupouri [Ngāti Pinaki], Te Rarawa [Ngāti Maroki]), Auckland, a respected Kuia with long-standing community knowledge of Māori health issues. Waiora was awarded her PhD in 2007 after investigating the cultural and spiritual issues around DNA testing for Māori with a genetic predisposition to cancer. |
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Brett Stephenson, (Te Kapotai and Ngati Wai), Auckland, is currently Senior Lecturer in Environment Science at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatane. He was formerly the Curator of Marine Biology at Auckland War Memorial Museum. |
Dr Marie Bismark, Wellington, is a lawyer who specialises in health law and patients’ rights. Marie has a research background in bioethics and medical ethics. Marie is also a qualified medical doctor. |
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Dr Mark Fisher, Hastings, is a scientist with extensive experience in farm animal reproduction and animal welfare. |
Dr Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop, Wellington, is the inaugural Director of Va'aomanū Pasifika at Victoria University of Wellington. She was a UNESCO Social and Human Services Adviser involved with the Pacific project on bioethics in 2004-05. |
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Assoc Prof Rosemary Du Plessis, Christchurch, is a sociologist at the University of Canterbury. She is the coordinator of Constructive Conversations project, which aims to enhance public participation in discussions and decision-making about new health biotechnologies. Rosemary is the Social and Human Sciences specialist for the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO. |
Tahu Potiki, (Kaati Moki, Kaai Te Ruahikihiki), Dunedin, is the former Chief Executive of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu and was responsible for the overall strategic direction of the iwi corporation. Tahu is a fluent speaker of Te Reo Māori and has published widely in both English and Māori. |
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Past members
Previous members of the Council include Sir Paul Reeves (former Chair), Jill White (former Chair), Dr Helen Bichan, Gary Hook, Cherryl Smith, Professor Sidney Hirini Mead, Professor Ian Shirley, Dr Charlotte Severne, Anne Dickinson, Graham Robertson, Piri Sciascia, Professor Christopher Cunningham, and Eamon Daly.
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