Mark Gosche

He was also on several boards including the Trade Union Authority and New Zealand Tourism Council.

[6] Gosche is the Chief Executive of Vaka Tautua, a role he took up in July 2014 after five years on the governance board.

Vaka Tautua is a not-for-profit ‘for Pacific by Pacific’ community health and social service provider working in the areas of disability, mental health, older people, family violence and financial capability – with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Since leaving politics he has held a large number of governance roles including being Chief Advisor Strategic Relationships at the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs in Auckland, TYLA Trust, COMET Auckland, Vaka Tautua, Brain Injury Association, Talklink Trust and Fonua Ola.

Gosche is currently employed by the Manukau Institute of Technology as External Relations Manager for MIT's Pasifika Development office.

[8] In April 2018 Gosche was appointed chair of the Counties Manukau District Health Board, effective 3 May 2018.

[13] In April 2007, he was bestowed with the Samoan matai title Vui at his grandmother's village of Lano in Samoa.