Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has appointed Sonny Taite as director innovation and AI (acting) and created a new programme called HealthX, to identify and implement AI-driven solutions to healthcare challenges across the motu.
Taite, who has been seconded from his role as chief information security officer (CISO), presented on the new position and programme at the TUANZ and DHA Tech Users Summit 2025 in Auckland on September 10.
He said the programme aims to deliver one project per month starting in September 2025 until February 2026, focusing on existing ideas from frontline healthcare workers rather than developing new concepts.
