The Drinking-Water Assistance Programme (DWAP)

TAP Facilitators

TAP will be managed in each of 10 regions by a TAP Facilitator. These are experienced public health professionals based in District Health Boards that have been seconded to the programme. The TAP facilitator will contact communities that show interest in TAP, and help them through the various steps.

A big feature of the TAP approach is that the Facilitators will set up TAP Groups all over their region. While these will vary in size and characteristics, the idea is to bring together interested people representing small supplies in one district for regular meetings at which supply management and improvement will be discussed. The TAP Facilitator or technical experts will often speak at these meetings, but participants will also gain real-life knowledge from discussions with their fellow suppliers.

All TAP Facilitators for New Zealand

Listed by TAP Region, north to south. Click a region for more details or see regions on a map.

TAP Region	Name	Organisation
Northland	Alan (Sonny) Nesbit	Northland District Health Board
Auckland	John Dennis	Auckland Regional Public Health Service
Waikato	Bella-Ann Tuau	Waikato District Health Board
Bay of Plenty and Lakes	Raelyn Rika	Pacific Health
Taranaki, Mid-Central (parts)	Murray Lowe	Taranaki District Health Board
Hawkes Bay, Tairawhiti	Alyth Crawford	Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Wellington, Hutt and Wairarapa	Jo Matiaha	Wairarapa Health
Nelson and Marlborough	Matt Molloy	Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (Nelson)
Canterbury and West Coast	Kathryn Russell	Community and Public Health
Otago and Southland	Neil Cavaney	Public Health South