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ob goesegging Whydoesn’t anybody want toe director-general of health?

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StephenMcKernan: Gavefive months’ notice.

S the $550,000 job nobody wants. Nearlymonths after he announced his resig-

ion, and two weeks out from his depar-

e, no replacement has been found for

alth Ministry head Stephen McKernan.The State Services Commission says it

take as long as necessary to find theht successor, but some in the health and

lic sectors are concerned about the lowel of interest in the job.The position is one of six top state sectoritions that are vacant and is the second-hest-paying job in the public service,h a salary of between $550,000 and0,000.

Mr McKernan announced in March thatwould not seek reappointment when his

-year term as director-general of healths on July 30. At the time, he said: ‘‘I’ve

de this announcement now to allow fivenths for the state services commissionerecruit my replacement.’’

However, the State Services Commissionfirmed yesterday that the search wasntinuing’’. It admitted it had beenicised by some in the sector for its mutedertisement of the position, with only

all black and white advertisements run-

g in newspapers.Spokesman Jason Ryan said newspaperertising was ‘‘only a very small part of 

executive search’’, which also includedine advertising and the use of recruit-nt consultants, but the commission had

a second set of larger ads in response toicism. He would not say whether they

d garnered a greater response, or howny people had applied for the job.Applications were initially advertised assing on April 6.

The commission would take as long as needed to find ‘‘the best possible per-’’, Mr Ryan said.t is understood several people have beenulder-tapped for the role but have turned

wn the opportunity.

Mr McKernan’sdeputy, Andrew Bridg-man, will take over asacting director-generalin the interim.

Ian Powell, execu-

tive director of the As-

sociation of SalariedMedical Specialists – the senior doctors’union – said he under-stood interest in theposition had been low.

‘‘It’s important toget the right personbut it’s a concern that

the Government has been unable, to date, toattract applicants suitable for the appoint-

ment.’’Public Service Association secretary

Brenda Pilott said the tight budgetary con-straints and edict to shed a further 100 min-istry jobs by July next year, as well as anti-public sector sentiment, might have deterredpotential applicants. ‘‘I wonder if all thosethings together are just putting off peoplewho, at other times, might have seen it asthe pinnacle of their career.’’

The lack of interest in the job was clearfrom a lack of speculation about possiblecontenders. ‘‘Often when chief executive

positions come up names start to circulatearound the grapevine in Wellington – butthere have been no names mentioned.’’

There had been plenty of time to findsomebody and the state services com-missioner should be starting to worry, shesaid. ‘‘Nobody in an acting role is going tofeel mandated to do much more than keepthings ticking along.’’

The difficulty in recruiting senior publicservants was not limited to the Health Min-istry, with ministry chief executives strug-

gling to deliver what the Governmentwanted within constrained budgets, MsPilott said.

Neither Mr McKernan nor Health Minis-ter Tony Ryall, who is also state servicesminister, would comment.

Who shot Scott?

Scott Guy: Gunned down at dawn in his Manawatu driveway while on his way to milk the cows.

‘One in amillion’ love ended by a shotgun

Family mourns: Wife Kylee and son Hunter atMr Guy’s funeral yesterday. ‘‘We had a love thatsome people search for their whole lives.’’

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SCOTT GUY’Swidow could not bring herself to speak but, through her uncle, she saidScott was her ‘‘everything’’ and she hadloved him from the first moment she saw

him.‘‘From the first time I met you I was so in

love with you. We had a love that some

people search for their whole lives.’’The day Scott asked her to be his wife

was ‘‘the best day of her life’’, Kylee Guysaid. ‘‘We were just so lucky to have eachother, and we both knew it. We were one ina million and we will be forever.’’

Mr Guy, 31, was gunned down in thedriveway of his Aorangi Rd home, south of Feilding, about 7am last Thursday. Anautopsy confirmed he died from several gun-

shot wounds.Police are still searching for the shotgun

that killed him and are appealing for anyinformation on the case.

With a crack of his miniature jackaroowhip, two-year-old Hunter Guy bade fare-well to his father for the very last time.

On a day when so many of Mr Guy’sfamily paid loving tribute, the sight of a son,trying to emulate his cowboy father, was themost touching.

It followed a moving 90-minute funeral

service for Mr Guy, attended by about 1000mourners at St John’s Anglican Church inFeilding yesterday. At least 600 packed thechurch and its neighbouring hall, with an-other 400 watching a big screen outside.

Mrs Guy made a promise to her late hus-band that she would raise Hunter and theirunborn baby, due in September, the way he

would have wanted. ‘‘I don’t know how I amgoing to get through this and I remember wewere always going to die in each other’sarms exactly like the movie The Notebook,’’she said.

‘‘Now I’m not scared of death and have

the greatest reason for living. I can’t wait tosee you again.’’

Earlier in the service, Mr Guy’s father,Bryan, and his sisters Nikki and Anna brokethe sombre mood in parts by sharing funnystories of Scott’s obsession with the Dukes oHazzard.

Bryan Guy also paid tribute to the hun-dreds of messages of support his family hadreceived from all over the country.

Friends Mr Guy made while working asa jackaroo in the Australian Outback in 2002also made the trip to Feilding for the service.

Mr Guy’ casket – adorned with flowers,his whip and Hunter’s pink cowboy outfit – was then loaded on to the back of a ute. Ahaka was performed and Hunter joined the

 jackaroos, cracking their whips in tribute.

OP STATE JOBSUP FOR GRABSealth Ministry director-general –omes vacant on July 31.

cience and Innovation Ministry chiefcutive – currently vacant (new position).

griculture and Forestry Ministry, chiefcutive of agriculture and forestry (vacanttion following amalgamation with Food

Safety Authority).

➤Government Communications SecurityBureau director (vacant)

➤Archives New Zealand (acting chiefexecutive in place)

➤Research, Science and TechnologyMinistry (acting chief executive in place)

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