Te Whatu Ora is standing by its $100 million consultant spend. 

Former boss Rob Campbell says the $102 million spent on consultants in the year to July is excessively high. 

This is despite it dropping from $139 million the year prior. 

Chief People Officer Andrew Slater told Mike Hosking that they've tightened where they're using contractors and consultants and are focusing on making sure they have the appropriate expertise.  

He says it doesn't make sense to have some of these skills in house all the time. 

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