Fay Selby Law has extensive experience working with District Health Boards, Māori health providers, and within the public health service.

She first started working in health as a neonatal nurse, focusing on supporting whānau and pepi. She felt that it was a very special experience getting to work for her own iwi, "Te Rūnanga o Raukawa in Tamariki Ora, Whānau Ora, and to support young Māma Māori."

Throughout her career in health, she has also focused on uplifting the smokefree sector in Manawatu by supporting whānau, particularly wahine and māmā, in becoming smokefree.

She uses her experience to provide, facilitate, and train health professionals in smoking cessation for the Public Health Service and health promotion for the MidCentral Community Paediatric Service.

Currently, she works as the General Manager of the National SUDI Prevention Coordination Service at Hāpai Te Hauora, an organisation that aims to increase opportunities for communities to enjoy good health and have healthy environments. This role has woven together her life's work experiences and experience of work alongside high-achieving Māori and Pasifika.

Fay is deeply committed to serving her communities through governance and advisory roles that uplift Māori voices and well-being. Her current leadership contributions include:

•  ASH Board Member (Action on Smoking & Health) – Championing initiatives to reduce smoking-related harm and improve public health.
• Power to Protect National Advisory Group (Starship Health) – Supporting national efforts to strengthen child protection services. 
• Bereavement Care Pathway Technical Advisory Group (Te Whatu Ora) – Helping shape bereavement care pathways that honour tikanga Māori.
• Te Rau o Te Aroha Māori Battalion Hall Committee – Ensuring the legacy of the Māori Battalion is preserved and celebrated in Palmerston North.
• Raukawa District Māori Council – Advocating for her hapū, Ngāti Pareraukawa, in regional decision-making and Māori development.

Links:

Hāpai Te Hauora - Fay Selby Law

Fay Selby-law | General Manager of the National SUDI Prevention Coordination Service

National Safe Sleep Day - Te Rā Mokopuna: an opportunity to refocus efforts to reduce Sudden unexpected death in infancy

NZBA Board

More positive Māori engagement needed to stop sudden infant deaths

Shared approach boosts SUDI hapūtanga class

Police weaving their own community magic to support the most vulnerable in our communities