Last updated:
Monday, 31 December 2018
To be an Officer of the said Order:
BLACK, Mr Malcolm James Prentice
For services to the music industry
Mr Malcolm Black was the lead singer and song writer with the Netherworld Dancing Toys in the 1980s.
Mr Black subsequently established himself as the first dedicated specialist music lawyer in New Zealand, playing a key role in the development of legal and accounting infrastructures for artists and recording, publishing and management companies. Initially he represented the majority of active New Zealand artists, who previously had been under represented for generations. He was a key advisor on the establishment and subsequent review of the ‘New Zealand on Air’ music scheme. He was the Director of Artist and Repertoire for Sony Music in New Zealand from 1996 to 2009, during which time he helped develop the international musical careers of Bic Runga, Brooke Fraser and Che Fu amongst others. He has chaired the Music Industry Export Development group, which was formed in 2003 in response the government’s identification of creative industries as a key economic sector for growth. In 2004 he established Les Mills Music Licencing, which supplies Les Mills International with music for use in exercise programmes and fitness classes across 18,000 fitness clubs in 80 countries. Mr Black is currently the New Zealand writer representative on the Board of Directors of Australasian Performing Right Association.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
CAMPBELL, Mr Robert Falconer (Bob)
For services to the wine industry
Mr Bob Campbell has been one of the most recognised individuals in the New Zealand wine industry for the past 45 years.
Mr Campbell was part of Montana wines which initiated the development of the Marlborough wine region in the early 1970s. Since then he has vigorously promoted the wine industry not only nationally, but also overseas, helping to expand the industry to become New Zealand’s fifth largest export industry. He has become New Zealand’s preeminent wine judge, chairing and judging major wine shows nationally and internationally. He was only the second New Zealander to achieve the prestigious Master of Wine designation, of which there are only 354 in the world. He founded The Wine Gallery, an Auckland based wine school, in 1990 and is widely regarded as New Zealand's foremost wine educator. He contributes regularly to major national and international wine and food publications. In 2009 Mr Campbell was the inaugural recipient of the Sir George Fistonich medal in recognition of his services to wine and was inducted into the New Zealand Wine Hall of Fame in 2013.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
CORBAN, Mrs Lindsay Griffiths, JP
For services to governance
Mrs Lindsay Corban has contributed to the governance of a range of organisations in the education and not-for-profit sectors.
Mrs Corban has designed and developed board evaluations and advised on strategy, governance improvements, protocols and constitutional issues. She was a member of the Council of the University of Auckland from 2004 to 2012, during which time she chaired committees and served a term as Pro Chancellor. She was Deputy Chair of the Auckland College of Education and played a pivotal role in the merger with the University of Auckland. She was involved in Learning Media from 2008 to 2013, including time as Deputy Chair, and was involved in a large-scale change project and the appointment of a new Chief Executive. She has been involved with the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) since 2013. She has chaired the Human Resources Committee of the Graeme Dingle Foundation on a voluntary basis since 2007. She co-led an organisational review for the National Board of the SPCA resulting in a restructure into a national organisation with clear mandates at national and regional levels. Mrs Corban also provided support and advice to the Board and Chief Executive of Lifeline between 2011 and 2016 during a national merger of the organisation and a number of other key changes.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
CRICHTON, Mr Ronald (Roly)
For services to Paralympic sport
Mr Roly Crichton has been involved with coaching disabled swimmers for close to 20 years and is best known as the coach of New Zealand’s most decorated Paralympian Sophie Pascoe, whom he has coached for 14 years.
Mr Crichton won six medals for swimming across the 1984 and 1988 Paralympic Games. He began his coaching career with the Ashburton Swim Team in the mid-1990s and coached at ParaFed Swim Camps in 1996. In 1998 he was the coach of the New Zealand Para-Swimming Development Team that competed at the Australian Short Course Championship in Sydney. In 2002 he was Head Coach of the New Zealand Para-Swimming Team that competed at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Argentina. He began coaching at the QEII Swim Club in the early 2000s and coached Hadleigh Pierson to selection for the 2004 Paralympic Games. He is a key member of the Paralympics New Zealand coaching team and was the first disabled coach to be named the New Zealand Swim Coaches and Teachers Coach of the Year in 2014. Outside of swimming Mr Crichton has coached a number of national and international triathletes and coached the Canterbury Wheelchair Basketball team to their first National Trophy in seven years in 2005.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
CRUM, Dr David Gordon
For services to dentistry
Dr David Crum has been involved in dentistry since the early 1980s and joined the Board of the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) in 1992.
Dr Crum was President of the NZDA from 2001 to 2003 and since 2003 has been CEO. He has helped strengthen the NZDA and enabled it to develop and implement public health programmes to deliver services to disadvantaged New Zealanders. This has included the establishment of ‘free dental days’ throughout New Zealand, enabling those who are often unable to access dental care to do so. He has been the New Zealand Case Manager for Dental Protection Ltd since 1997. He has invested his time into mentoring young dentists, supporting colleagues in their day-to-day practice, and helping patients and dentists when complaints have arisen. He has been President of the Australasian Section of the International College of Dentists, Chairman of the World Dental Federation’s World Dental Congress and Education Committee, and a member of the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce. Dr Crum has served on several educational and research trusts and holds a range of fellowships and Honorary Life Memberships of various national and international dental organisations.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
ELLIOTT, Dr Dianne Margaret (Dianne Sharp)
For services to Ophthalmology
Dr Dianne Sharp is an Ophthalmologist who founded Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) in 2009 to raise awareness and advocate for those with macular degeneration.
As Chairperson from 2009 to 2017, Dr Sharp developed the organisation from a small group of volunteers into an effective non-governmental agency delivering services to more than 7,000 people throughout New Zealand. In 1991 she established, and has directed, the Ophthalmic Electrodiagnostic unit in Greenlane Eye Clinic for the diagnosis of patients with retinal or visual pathway disorders. She helped establish New Zealand Retinitis Pigmentosa Society in 1988, a patient support group now known as Retina New Zealand. She played a key role in the implementation of a multidisciplinary patient rehabilitation service within the Auckland District Health Board, which developed a Low Vision Aid service for the region. Between 1988 and 2018 she has been a representative on the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board for Retina International, Oceania Retina Association and on an Australasian Medical Advisory Board. Dr Sharp has been principal investigator for international trials on the treatment and management of vision-threatening complications of diabetes and age-related macular degeneration.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
FENTON, Mr Murray Edward
For services to design and business
Mr Murray Fenton is the founder, sole owner and managing director of Adept, New Zealand’s leading plastic injection-moulding company.
Mr Fenton developed Adept by constructing an injection-moulding machine in his back yard and over the following 48 years grew the company to employ more than 100 people with an annual revenue of $25 million. Adept began by manufacturing products for the meat industry and has been a long-time contract manufacturer for other New Zealand companies such as Fisher and Paykel Healthcare. Adept’s beef clip, developed in 1977, became and remains the meat industry standard having sold more than two billon units worldwide. Mr Fenton also developed and manufactured a lens case for the Fred Hollows Foundation. Products made by Adept have received multiple industry awards, including STARBoard, a carbon fibre adjustable arm support product for radial artery access medical procedures, which received a gold medal in the process category, gold in the product category, and the overall Supreme Award winner of the 2012 New Zealand Plastics Industry Design Awards.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
HALL, Dr Ian Robert
For services to mycology and agri-business
Dr Ian Hall began focusing his research on edible mycorrhizal mushrooms in 1982 by developing a method for establishing the Périgord black truffle on the roots of suitable host trees.
Dr Hall’s methods were used to establish the first artificial truffières (truffle plantations) in the Southern Hemisphere in 1987. The first Périgord black truffles were produced near Gisborne in 1993, where the first commercial harvest was made in 1997. The cultivation of other species of truffle and edible above ground mycorrhizal mushrooms began in the late 1990s and early 2000s and are now becoming commercial. As the inaugural secretary from 1989 to 1998 and then scientific advisor to the New Zealand Truffle Association until 2015, he was closely engaged with helping growers and the fledgling truffle industry. There are now around 150 truffières in New Zealand. He has published widely on the cultivation of mycorrhizal mushrooms in scientific papers, books and industry reports. He established his business Truffles and Mushrooms (Consulting) Limited in 2003, which researches and provides advice on methods for the cultivation of truffles and other ectomycorrhizal mushrooms nationally and internationally. Dr Hall has provided consultation for the cultivation of edible mycorrhizal mushrooms in the United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, Asia, South Africa, South America, and the Middle East, and is currently active with research and cultivation programmes in Tibet and Sichuan.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
HAMILTON, Mr Robert Andrew (Andy)
For services to business
Mr Andy Hamilton has been instrumental in the development of the New Zealand entrepreneurial community.
In 2001 Mr Hamilton was appointed the founder Chief Executive Officer of the Icehouse, one of New Zealand’s early business incubators. He has played an active role in supporting New Zealand businesses and the Icehouse’s efforts have led to more than 16,000 new jobs being created by its customers. As CEO he has supported the founding of several organisations that have contributed to the business ecosystem, including The Velocity Entrepreneurship Challenge at the University of Auckland, Incubators New Zealand, Angel Association of New Zealand, and Ice Angels Investment Network. These organisations have fostered collaboration, growth and expansion of new companies and pre-existing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises across New Zealand. He is an active supporter of Young Enterprise Trust. Under Mr Hamilton’s leadership, Icehouse has provided assistance to the Young Enterprise Scheme which mentors students from across New Zealand and encourages them to participate in business development challenges.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
HORROCKS, Ms Shirley Yeta
For services to documentary filmmaking
Ms Shirley Horrocks is a leader in documentary films on the arts in New Zealand and has directed and produced documentaries for 35 years.
Ms Horrocks has produced and directed 25 one-hour or feature-length documentaries and numerous half-hour documentaries. She has made films profiling figures such as Len Lye, Marti Friedlander, Allen Curnow, Albert Wendt and most recently Sir Paul Callaghan, as well as exploring minority areas such as Māori and Pacific Island topics, disability groups, women’s issues, and diversity. She made one of the first films about ‘kiwiana’, boosting interest in the history of New Zealand’s popular culture. Her documentaries have received widespread use in schools, universities, public libraries, art galleries and festivals, and New Zealand embassies to raise awareness of their subject artists and writers and serve as records of New Zealand’s culture and history. Many of her films have had a strong regional focus, such as her film on Free Theatre’s activities following the Christchurch earthquakes, or Tom Kriesler’s art activities in New Plymouth. Her documentaries have been presented at film festivals within New Zealand and internationally and she has won a number of category awards at various festivals. Ms Horrocks has been the most screened New Zealand director at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
HOWIE, Mr William Russell (Russell)
For services to environmental resource management
Mr Russell Howie has been involved with environmental resource management since the mid-1960s and has been a Commissioner of the Environment Court since 2001.
During this time Mr Howie has written rules for granting the rights to use water, water classifications and consents, including the water rights for the Clyde Dam. His National Water Conservation document was introduced to Parliament as the basis of the Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act 1981. He managed the Water Resources Council from 1972 to 1976. He developed a new consultative process for the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand’s (ECNZ) consent renewals and the implementation of environmental performance as a key success factor for the organisation. He settled a dispute between farmers and the Crown over the Maniapoto Irrigation Scheme. He oversaw the renewal of the Manapouri consents over the course of seven years. He was Project Manager for the strengthening of the Matahina Dam from 1995 to 1996 and has been Chairman of the Society of Large Dams. Mr Howie has been a member of several Boards of Inquiry, including Transmission Gully, the Tukituki Catchment Proposal, and the National Policy Statement for Electricity Transmission.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
JOHNSTON, Dr Michael Robert (Mike)
For services to geological science and history
Dr Mike Johnston is a leading authority on the geology of the Nelson region and has authored numerous publications including books and papers on New Zealand geology, geologists, mining history, early European exploration of New Zealand, and Nelson history.
Dr Johnston has been a member of the Geological Society of New Zealand and its successor, Geosciences Society of New Zealand, since 1962. He was a member of the National Committee from 1993 to 2009, President from 2003 to 2005, and convened the Historic Studies Group. He was elected to the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences representing Australasia and the Pacific in 2012. He has been a professional geologist for more than 50 years and has completed field work covering most of the top of the South Island across a total of 16 geological reports and maps. He has been involved with the Nelson Historical Society since 1968 and has been a committee member and President. He was involved with the governance of the Nelson Provincial Museum between 1979 and 2009. Dr Johnston has been a Trustee and Chairman of the Nelson Heritage Protection Trust and a Trustee of the McKee Charitable Trust, in addition to holding various roles with the Royal Society Nelson Branch.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
LUCAS, Ms Diane Jean (Di)
For services to conservation
Ms Di Lucas has been an advocate for conservation for many years in a voluntary and professional capacity.
Ms Lucas has served as the Chair of the Nature Heritage Fund, a technical advisory committee to the Minister of Conservation, since its inception in 1990. She has played a key role in directing the development of the Fund’s land protection strategies and overall strategic direction, and has set a standard throughout New Zealand for the protection of nature on private land. During her tenure, the Fund has achieved permanent protection of more than 340,000 hectares of land with highly significant conservation values. She was a member of Nga Whenua Rahui from 1990 to 2000, a fund that assists with protection of indigenous ecosystems on Māori-owned land. From 1990 to 1993 she served as a member of the New Zealand Conservation Authority. She was appointed in 1990 as a member of the Ministerial Committee to prepare the New Zealand Forest Policy and was previously appointed to the New Zealand Environmental Council from 1982 to 1988. She has been heavily involved in land and water protection issues including in the South Island high country. Ms Lucas has held a number of positions with the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects including President and a Fellow of the Institute since 1987.
HONOURS
New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal, 1993
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
To be an Officer of the said Order:
MCDONALD, Ms Kristy Pearl, QC
For services to the law and governance
Ms Kristy McDonald has advised Ministers of the Crown and government agency CEOs for nearly 40 years, including advising on, or representing the Crown’s interest in, a number of highly sensitive and complex matters.
Ms McDonald has represented the Crown in a number of significant criminal murder and serious fraud trials, reviewed petitions for the exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy, and provided advice to the Attorney General on the grant of legal aid to the Privy Council. She has been involved with a number of public enquiries including Commissions of Inquiry and Ministerial Inquiries, such as the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct, the 2012 Pike River Royal Commission leading the Crown response as Crown Counsel, the State Services Commission Fisheries Inquiry, and the Ministerial Review of the Psychologists Act among others. Since the early 1990s she has held a range of governance roles including as Chair of the Mental Health Review Tribunal, the Immigration Removal Review Authority, the Judicial Control Authority for Racing, the Real Estates Agents Authority, and Aratoi Regional Trust. She is currently Chair of Kiwifruit New Zealand, Deputy Chair of the Electoral Commission, and a Director of ACC. Ms McDonald has held several leadership roles with the New Zealand Law Society and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1999.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
MCMAHON, Dr Jennifer Anne (Jenny), MBE
For services to the Red Cross
Dr Jenny McMahon was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1993 for her services to welfare work.
Dr McMahon has been involved with the Red Cross since 1983 and has been National President of the New Zealand Red Cross since 2012. Prior to become President she was a member of the National Board for two years and had served on a former Regional Board. She is currently Patron of the Dunedin Red Cross branch and the Red Cross Choir. She is a member of the Advisory Board to the International Department of the University of Otago. She is a consumer representative on Mercy Hospital’s Quality and Risk Committee and Chair of the National Science Challenge – Healthier Lives. Dr McMahon has worked with the Red Cross in a number of countries, including conducting work focusing on assessing nutritional needs as former Regional Nutritionist for Africa with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
HONOURS
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Queen’s Birthday 1993
To be an Officer of the said Order:
O'SULLIVAN, Ms Frances Ann (Fran)
For services to journalism and business
Ms Fran O’Sullivan is a leading journalist and commentator who has been instrumental in creating significant platforms to advance New Zealand’s key international trade and business relationships.
Ms O’Sullivan championed a business-led strategy to leverage New Zealand's hosting of APEC in 1999 and was a founding Director of the New Zealand APEC CEO Summit board. She has participated in all New Zealand partnership forums with the United States, China and Australia. She was a founding director and Vice-President in the formation of the United States New Zealand Council and is Chair of the Advisory Board. She is Co-Chair of the China Business Summit, which she launched in 2012, and is a member of the New Zealand China Council Advisory Board. She is a member of the committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. She founded NZ Inc. in 2005 to further champion business engagement with major offshore markets. She is currently New Zealand Media and Entertainment Editorial Director of Business. She has been a columnist for the New Zealand Herald since 1997, launched the influential Mood of the Boardroom CEO Survey, and was Assistant Editor from 2001 to 2005. She edited the National Business Review from 1993 to 1996. Ms O’Sullivan has received many awards for her journalism including twice as Journalist of the Year.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
STAFFORD, Mr Rore
For services to Māori
Mr Rore Stafford co-lodged the Wai 56 Claim in 1986 on behalf of descendants of the Māori customary owners of the Nelson Tenths’ Lands and Occupation Lands in Nelson, Motueka and Golden Bay, and has led the team dedicated to seeking restitution for 31 years.
Mr Stafford has been a member of the Board of Wakatū Inc. since 1985 and a key driver behind the strategy and direction of Wakatū’s commercial businesses Whenua and Kono NZ LP. He played a central role in establishing and has led the Manaaki sector within Wakatū, which is responsible for all scholarship and alumni programmes, including a governance succession programme as well as community outreach programmes. He was a founding member of the Maniapoto Marae PACT Trust in 1980 and has been Chairman for more than 20 years. The Trust was established to fundraise for the marae and has since expanded to provide support to whānau with training and education programmes, and health and social welfare services in local communities. He was active in a group that worked on land reforms that directly impacted on the Māori Reserved Lands Amendment Act 1997. Mr Stafford has been Deputy Chair of the Maniapoto Trust Board, a Trustee of Pukepoto Farm Trust, and has been Chairman of Kaputuhi Marae for 40 years.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
TANI, Mr Ahmed Hassan
For services to refugee communities
Mr Ahmed Tani played a key role in founding Canterbury Refugee Resettlement and Resource Centre in 2004 (formerly the Canterbury Refugee Council).
Mr Tani has facilitated multiple projects through the Centre for seniors, women and young people, such as the Multi-ethnic Homework and Study Support Centre founded in 2008 and now part of Hagley Community College. He played a significant role in establishing the New Zealand National Refugee Association (NZNRA) in 2009, the first refugee organisation in New Zealand that connects with all the communities nationally, and has been Chairperson since 2014. He is a member of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APPRN). He has set up multiple groups and sub-groups for refugees and migrants in Christchurch in collaboration with other development agencies. He has been instrumental in setting up inter-faith committees for groups in Christchurch to enhance understanding and create awareness. He has chaired Immigration New Zealand’s Strengthening Refugee Voices in Canterbury since 2008. He is a senior member of the Muslim Association of Canterbury and chairs the organisation’s Election Committee. Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes Mr Tani acted as a bridge to connect people with services and went door-to-door helping people with their needs and connecting them with others in their neighbourhood.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
TAPERT, Mr Robert Gerard (Rob)
For services to the film and television industries
Mr Rob Tapert is a film and television producer from the United States with more than 50 production credits, who has been involved with New Zealand’s screen industry since 1993.
Mr Tapert has brought projects into New Zealand from major production studios including Universal Studios, Screen Gems, TriStar, and Sony. His production credits within New Zealand include the feature films ‘Boogeyman’, ’30 Days of Night’, and the remake of ‘Evil Dead’ and seasons of the television shows ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’, ‘Hercules: The Legendary Journeys’, ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’, ‘Legend of the Seeker’, and ‘Spartacus’. The shows ‘Hercules’ and ‘Xena’ provided more than seven years of continuous employment to hundreds of people in the industry and opportunities for New Zealand actors and crew to hone their expertise. Due to the scale and duration of his productions, those starting out in the industry have had opportunities to gain valuable experience in technical areas of filmmaking. He has made a point of engaging New Zealanders as Heads of Departments on his productions, creating opportunities to contribute to critical production decisions and gain experience to advance within the industry. Mr Tapert has also kept post-production of his projects within New Zealand, further contributing to the advancement of the post-production sector of the industry.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
THOMSON, Mr Thomas Dawson (Tom)
For services to the manufacturing industry, philanthropy and the community
Mr Tom Thomson co-owns Elastomer Product Limited (EPL), which has more than 100 staff operating in Christchurch and Thailand, and has been a leader and innovator in the manufacturing sector for almost 44 years.
Under Mr Thomson’s leadership as Technical Director and Managing Director, EPL introduced new plastic polymers to the New Zealand market and has worked closely with leading New Zealand manufacturers such as Fisher and Paykel. He was National President of Plastics New Zealand from 1998 to 2000 and President of the New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association from 2014 to 2016. He was a key driver in setting up training programmes and standards behind a qualification in plastics manufacturing and technology. Through EPL he has been a long-time supporter of Westpac Trust Rescue Helicopter and has donated to other charities including Ronald McDonald House. He has been a founding member of the informal Cads Society of industry stalwarts, which has funded a number of community initiatives including guide dogs, scholarships for young people, and training events. Within the wider community Mr Thomson has been an honorary fisheries officer, Deputy Controller at the Motunau Rural Fire Force, a member of the Canterbury Museum Trust Board and of the Forest and Rural Fire Association of New Zealand.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
TIPLER, Ms Maryanne Jennifer
For services to mathematics education
Mrs Maryanne Tipler is New Zealand’s leading author of mathematics textbooks and teacher support resources for primary, intermediate and secondary schools, with a career spanning 35 years.
Mrs Tipler has written 43 comprehensive mathematics textbooks, 28 teacher files, and nine homework workbooks. She has also co-authored a further 10 textbooks. She has produced more books and teacher files than any other educational author in New Zealand. Her textbooks are regarded as innovative and engaging for students and are used extensively throughout New Zealand, with at least 85 percent of schools having used her books over the years. Sales of her New Zealand books total around 624,000 copies. She has written three major series for New Zealand, namely ‘National Curriculum Mathematics’, ‘New Zealand Curriculum Mathematics’, and ‘NZ Curriculum Mathematic – Connecting All Strands’. She was Senior Publisher at Cambridge University Press in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2010. She wrote mathematics textbooks for UK secondary schools and Australian primary schools. She has utilised best practice methodology from curriculums in the United Kingdom and Australia to enhance her writing for New Zealand. Each of Mrs Tipler’s works have been written for the target country rather than as adaptations of material for other countries, providing familiar cultural contexts for students to engage with the mathematical subject matter.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
TUSITALA MARSH, Associate Professor Selina
For services to poetry, literature and the Pacific community
Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh is the current New Zealand Poet Laureate and is an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, specialising in Māori and Pacific Literary Studies and Creative Writing.
Dr Tusitala Marsh’s poetry has been published in more than 70 national and international anthologies, academic books, literary and scholarly journals, and literary websites. Her publications included ‘Fast Talking PI’ (2009), which was named Best First Book at the 2010 New Zealand Book Awards, ‘Dark Sparring’ (2013), and ‘Tightrope’ (2017). She coordinates Pasifika Poetry, a companion website of the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre and the only dedicated online audio, visual and textual archive of Pacific poets. Since 2005 she has been involved with more than 140 poetic performances nationally and internationally and has led more than 110 workshops for community and professional organisations. Since 2002 she has been on the Board of the New Zealand Book Council and brings poetry to low decile schools via the Book Council’s Writers in Schools Project. She is current Conference Convenor of the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies. Dr Tusitala Marsh represented Tuvalu at the 2012 London Olympics Poetry Parnassus event, won the 2015 London Literary Death Match poetry slam event, and was the 2016 Commonwealth Poet.
To be an Officer of the said Order:
VAN RIJ, Professor Adrianus Marie (Andre)
For services to health, particularly vascular surgery
Professor Andre Van Rij has been a consultant surgeon in vascular and general surgery at Dunedin Public Hospital for 37 years and was Clinical leader of Surgery for 22 years.
Professor Van Rij has been the Ralph Barnett Professor of Surgery at the Dunedin School of Medicine of Otago University for 32 years. He played a key role in establishing gastric bypass surgery for obesity within the public healthcare system in Dunedin and was the sole surgeon providing this service for the South Island for a number of years. He helped establish and direct the Otago Clinical Audit research group in 1986, which continues to conduct research and provide audit software to surgeons throughout Australasia. He established and is director of the Otago Vascular Diagnostics research unit. He has been recognized as a leader internationally for his work on the diseases of blood vessels particularly on varicose veins and abdominal aortic aneurysms. He has presented at numerous international vascular surgical conferences. He has held leadership roles with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and has been the Chancellor of the Australasian College of Phlebology since 2013. Professor Van Rij helped to establish the Servants Health Centre and remains the founding director. The Centre provides free health care to those who cannot afford it and are often marginalised from seeking health services.
