A chief executive has been appointed to the newly created Criminal Cases Review Commission, Te Kāhui Tātari Ture.
Parekawhia McLean (left) at the MOU between Child, Youth and Family and Waikato-Tainui. Photo: RNZ
It is Parekawhia McLean, a former chief executive of Waikato-Tainui who is currently director of strategy and infrastructure at the Counties-Manukau DHB.
The Chief Commissioner Colin Carruthers said McLean's background with iwi and Crown entities is a real strength for the commission.
She will lead a group of investigators and legal experts tasked with reviewing cases for the commission.
Carruthers said it has received a greater number of applications than expected, at almost one a day since the start of July.