Te Kāhui Manukura

Tony Gray

Chief Executive

Tony was appointed to the role of Chief Executive at NTH in June 2021, following 26 years as a Chief Executive in the public and private tertiary sectors, in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Amongst a number of graduate and post-graduate qualifications, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Management (Australia and New Zealand) and a Chartered Biologist.

Making a positive difference to people’s lives, has been a crucial component of career, whether it be for those who are accessing or providing the services, he has been involved with.  Ensuring Nelson Tasman Hospice continues to develop sustainable specialist palliative care services for the future of the Nelson Tasman region is part of why, he was drawn to the role.

Dr. Jodie Battley

Medical Director

Dr Jodie Battley is a Palliative Medicine Specialist and Medical Director at Nelson Tasman Hospice. Jodie graduated from Otago Medical School in 2004. Since 2007 she trained in Ireland and completed advanced training in Palliative Medicine there in 2016. Dr Battley is widely published in oncology and palliative medicine, including the development of national palliative care clinical guidelines in Ireland. Dr Battley returned to Nelson to this role in 2017. She provides consultation and support in the care of patients and their whānau with complex palliative care needs in the community, Nelson Hospital, Hospice Outpatient Clinic, and in the Hospice Specialist Palliative Care Unit. Jodie is passionate about education and enjoys working with undergraduate and postgraduate junior doctors, as well as providing palliative care advice and support to local GPs.

Shelley Spencer

Head of People, Capability and Wellbeing

Shelley leads our People, Capability and Wellbeing team. She is responsible for developing and implementing HR, Health and Safety and Well-being strategies for our service to ensure we have a fit-for-purpose and high-performing team to meet the needs of our service and community, now and in the future.

Shelley has an LLB (Cant), and after being admitted to the High Court as a Barrister and Solicitor she practised Family and Criminal Law and went on to hold various legal roles in the public and private sectors. A passion for Health and Safety began when she became involved in health and safety prosecutions on behalf of the Crown. Her HR career started in Auckland District Health Board at a time when it was undergoing significant change, and she has since worked in Air New Zealand, Sealord Group and Port Nelson as well as consulting within the Nelson Tasman region.

Born and raised in Nelson, Shelley feels it is a privilege to be working with such a highly skilled passionate Hospice team in her hometown and to be part of ensuring we develop sustainable specialist palliative care services for the future in this region.

Donna Ching-Tregidga

Head of Supporter Engagement and Income Development

Donna started with us as our Head of Supporter Engagement and Income Development in February 2022 and is responsible for stakeholder engagement and income development including oversight of the four hospice shops throughout the region which raise approximately $1.5million of the $3million funding shortfall the service has each year. Donna is an experienced senior manager with a wide range of marketing, communication and business development experience including over 20 years with World of WearableArt Limited in various positions, most recently as Head of Marketing.

Brian Johnston

Head of Finance and Operations

Brian joined the Hospice in May 2023, having spent most of his working life in the private sector in senior financial and management roles in both New Zealand and the UK. Returning to Nelson from London at the end of 2018, he joined NMIT in a temporary accounting role and was Executive Director of Finance & Operations at the time he left the Polytech. Brian holds a Commerce Degree (majoring in Accounting and Marketing) from the University of Otago.

From a finance perspective, the ongoing funding needed to provide the care services offered by the Hospice is the greatest challenge in his role. He acknowledges that the Hospice is incredibly well supported by the Nelson Tasman community in this regard, and by the hundreds of volunteers that give their time so freely.

He feels privileged to be working as part of a team that is committed to providing care and support to those people, both patients and whanau, at an extremely difficult time in their lives.

Megan Peters

Clinical Services Director

Megan Peters joined hospice in May 2026 as our Clinical Services Director. Megan is a senior clinical pharmacist and pharmacist prescriber and has worked across pharmacies and GP practices in the Nelson area for more than 20 years.

As Clinical Services Director, Megan leads clinical service delivery, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary workforce collaboration. She is passionate about developing sustainable services and enabling high-performing teams that deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care.

Megan considers it a privilege to contribute to the organisation’s mission and to support its vital role within the Nelson Tasman community. She is committed to ensuring patients and whānau receive high-quality, compassionate care while helping shape services that will meet the needs of future generations.

Paul Graham

Head of Digital Technology

Paul is a hands-on digital strategy, technology and transformation leader with more than 25 years’ experience across health, education, public sector, not-for-profit and commercial sectors. He has worked in CIO, CDO, CTO and many intervention-based assignments, supporting organisations through strategic and digital recovery, behavioural change, infrastructure renewal, cloud, cybersecurity, data, business intelligence, AI, digital workplace and enterprise systems change.

With more than 14 years supporting health initiatives, Paul’s work has focused on helping boards and teams rapidly make sense of complexity, strengthen governance, address digital risk and align technology direction with a tilt towards people, services and community outcomes.

Paul is deeply committed to using digital capability to support people-enablement, better services, stronger teams and more resilient organisations, bringing a calm, goal focused and people-centred approach to mission-led change.