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Top tier

In the 2000s public service chief executives became more visible, with their photos and areas of responsibility shown on the State Services Commission website. This 2011 montage of chief executives includes Roger Sutton, head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (top row, centre).

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Mark Prebble, State services and the Public Service Commission – Senior officials, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/33078/top-tier (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mark Prebble, published 5 June 2012.