Health Minister Simeon Brown is making major changes by bringing back the board of Health New Zealand. 

It comes as an audit of the public health agency found financial difficulties and "significant concerns." 

Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper tells Ryan Bridge one of those concerns was senior management not having a meeting for two years. 

"If it was laughable, you'd say it was an orchestrated litany of laughs, but it's not because it's not funny," he said. 

LISTEN ABOVE. 

Health Minister Simeon Brown is making major changes by bringing back the board of Health New Zealand.&nbsp;
It comes as an audit of the public health agency found financial difficulties and "significant concerns."&nbsp;
Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper tells Ryan Bridge one of those concerns was senior management not having a meeting for two years.&nbsp;
"If it was laughable, you'd say it was an orchestrated litany of laughs, but it's not because it's not funny," he said.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE.&nbsp;

With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Barry Soper: Senior Political Correspondent on Health NZ, Peters DEI changes, Labour reshuffle, Justin Trudeau address

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