The NZMA Board provides governance and policy for the NZMA. It comprises the Chair, Deputy Chair, up to five elected members, as well as the chairs of the General Practitioner Council, Specialist Council and Doctors-in-Training Council. Elections for the NZMA Board are held every two years.

President: Dr Sue Hayde

The NZMA Council comprises the President, the Board, elected members of the GP Council, Specialist Council, and DiT Council, delegates from local divisions, the immediate past-Chairman, the Chair of the Ethics Committee, the NZMJ Editor, and medical student representation. The Council meets twice a year and its prime roles are to provide advice to the Board and approve the Code of Ethics.

Standing committees

The NZMA has several standing committees including:

• Specialist Council
• General Practitioner Council
• Doctors-in-Training Council
• Ethics Committee

NZMA Staff

National office staff
Chief Executive Officer	Lesley Clarke
Operations Manager	Robyn Fell
Policy & Stakeholder Relations Manager	Sanji Gunasekara
Communications Manager	Diana Wolken
Marketing Coordinator	Jake Norman
PA / Administrator	Kerry Rice
Membership & Database Administrator	Julie Hare
New Zealand Medical Journal
Editor in Chief	Professor Frank Frizelle
Production editor	Rory Stewart