of Vaka Tautua are almost all of Pacific Island heritage and all operational staff are bilingual. Since leaving politics he has held a large number of governance roles including being Chief Advisor Strategic Relationships at the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs in Auckland, TYLA Trust, COMET Auckland, Vaka Tautua, Brain Injury Association, Talklink Trust and Fonua Ola. He currently serves on the board of Lifewise and was recently elected to the Mt. Wellington Licensing Trust which owns and operates hotel and conference centres – the profits of which are returned to the community via a charitable trust. Gosche's experience is also informed by his wife Carol whom he is a caregiver for. Carol, had a severe brain haemorrhage in 2002. He and his wife had four children. Gosche is currently employed by the Manukau Institute of Technology as External Relations Manager for MIT's Pasifika Development office. At the 2016 Auckland elections, Gosche was elected to the Mt Wellington Licensing Trust. In April 2018 Gosche was appointed chair of the Counties Manukau District Health Board, effective 3 May 2018. In June 2018 Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced Gosche as deputy chair of the Housing New Zealand board. Honours In April 2007 he was bestowed with the Samoan matai title Vui at his grandmother's village of Lano in Samoa. Notes References 1955 births Living people New Zealand Labour Party MPs Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand Ministers of Housing (New Zealand) New Zealand people of Samoan descent New Zealand people of German descent Samoan chiefs New Zealand rugby league administrators New Zealand list MPs New Zealand Rugby League board members Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates 21st-century New Zealand politicians Members of district health boards in New Zealand