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Witness Summaries 

Right Reverend Ross Bay  

At the time of the hearing Right Reverend Bay had been the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland since 2010 having been ordained as a priest in 1989. He was also serving on the Board of Governors for private secondary schools King’s College and Diocesan School for Girls, which both have strong links to the Anglican church. Other governance roles include Chairman of the Diocesan Council, Chairman of Trustee of King’s College, Trustee of the General Trust Board, General Church Trust Board, Auckland City Mission and President of the Selwyn Foundation. 

Most Reverend Donald Tamihere  

At the time of the hearing Most Reverend Tamihere had been Te Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti (Bishop of Te Tairāwhiti) since 2017. In 2018, he became Bishop of Aotearoa Head of the Maori Anglican Church & Primate & Archbishop of New Zealand. Most Reverend Tamihere has held several roles within the Amorangi, and Church nationally, including being Tumuaki (Dean) of Te Rau College in Gisborne, and Ministry Educator for Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairāwhiti. He also holds a number of governance roles on a number of bodies associated with the Anglican Church and private companies operating in Tairāwhiti. 

Most Reverend Philip Richardson 

At the time of the hearing Most Reverend Richardson had been the Archbishop of New Zealand and one of the primates of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia/Te Hahi Mihinare ki Aotearoa ki Niu Tireni, ki Nga Moutere o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa since 2013. The Most Reverend Richardson has been a bishop since 1999 and the Bishop of the Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki since 2008. From 1992 to 1999, he was warden of Selwyn College at the University of Otago.