Last updated:
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
To be a Member of the said Order:
AITKEN, Mr Ross Alexander
For services to conservation
Mr Ross Aitken has been a member of the Auckland Conservation Board for the past five years, the last four as Chairperson.
During this time the Board has undertaken the completion of the 2014 Conservation Management Strategy for the Auckland area. Under Mr Aitken’s leadership the Board has promoted Seachange and water quality issues in the region and particularly have advocated on excessive run off of nutrients and contaminants in fresh water and marine environments. He has been involved in raising public awareness of Kauri Dieback disease and biosecurity in the Hauraki Gulf islands. He led the Board through the public submissions on the establishment of the Aotea Conservation Committee in 2014/2015 and has supported the development of the new community advisory board. He has been involved in the preparation of the Conservation management plan for Te Hauturu-o-Toi with the Ngati Manuhiri Trust Board. He has been involved with the Hauturu/Little Barrier Island Supporters Trust and is a Department of Conservation accredited supervisor for groups visiting Hauturu/Little Barrier. He is involved with the Forest and Bird Mid Northern branch, monitoring the pest proof fence for the Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society, and conservation and community initiatives in and around the Mahurangi Harbour. Mr Aitken is the past Chair of Warkworth Walks Inc which organises an annual walking weekend for up to 400 walkers.
To be a Member of the said Order:
ALLEN, Mr Kevin Russell
For services to people with brain injuries
Mr Kevin Allen has contributed to the insurance industry and supported charitable organisations, particularly those providing support for people with brain injuries.
Mr Allen was a Board member of The Brain Injury Association (Auckland) (BIAA) from 2005 to 2006. He was a Board member of Optionz Brain Rehabilitation and Recovery Trust from 2006 to 2017 and was Chairman for 10 of those years. Optionz and BIAA provide support for people who have suffered a brain injury and their families in the Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga areas. He was a Board member of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand from 1993 to 2005, during which time he headed the Association’s Education Committee for seven years. He has been recognised with industry awards in this area. In recent years he has assisted the industry college Professional IQ through the writing of course material, delivering workshops and webinars around New Zealand. He has been a volunteer and Corporate Programme Support of Ronald McDonald House in Auckland. Mr Allen has been involved with fundraising for children with cancer and organised trips to Disneyland with Koro Care 4 NZ.
To be a Member of the said Order:
AVERY, Mr Douglas Graham
For services to agriculture and mental health
Mr Douglas Avery is a farmer in the Awatere region and has contributed to developing farm and land practices, as well as being a spokesperson for mental health issues within the farming community.
Mr Avery has successfully adopted land use techniques to drought-proof his farm and has spoken to audiences around New Zealand, Australia and Argentina about his new farming systems that have provided a basis for sustainable environmental and financial growth. He has served as Chairman of the Starborough/Flaxbourne Soil Conservation Group and in 2011 his family won the South Island Farmer of the Year competition for their farm management systems. Mr Avery is an advocate for rural mental health and frequently shares his personal experiences with audiences around New Zealand. He has been a member of the Seddon School Board of Trustees and has been involved in the Flaxbourne Young Farmers Club to shares his experiences with the future generation of farmers. Mr Avery has received numerous awards in recognition of his contributions to sustainable land management techniques.
To be a Member of the said Order:
BALLANTYNE, Mrs Janis Irene (Jan)
For services to education and the community
Mrs Jan Ballantyne has played a key role in improving the funding and strategic planning of early childhood education in New Zealand.
Mrs Ballantyne was the Chief Executive Officer of Central Kids Kindergartens from 1996 until 2016. This charitable trust operates 48 kindergartens and eight full-day childcare centres throughout the North Island. In 1996 she initiated New Zealand’s first peer support programme for kindergarten teachers. She was a member of the Equity Funding Working Group that developed a funding system to facilitate access to childcare in low income and rural communities and for children with special education needs. She initiated an annual teacher exchange with early childhood centres in South Korea and was contracted by Cognition Education Trust New Zealand to assist with drafting a five-year strategic plan for early childhood education in Qatar. She has been an active member in her local Te Awamutu community. She has been a voluntary grief counsellor and was elected to the South Waikato District Council Community Board. Mrs Ballantyne was a Community Trustee on the Maungatautiri Ecological Island Trust and, for the past 15 years, has worked with a small group to prepare and serve an annual Mid-Winter Christmas dinner for those staying at a Ronald McDonald House in Auckland.
To be a Member of the said Order:
BARRON, Ms Jacqueline Marie
For services to sports governance and education
Ms Jacqueline Barron is Principal of St Hilda’s Collegiate in Dunedin and has been involved in sports management and governance for more than 20 years.
Ms Barron was Manager of the Silver Ferns netball team from 2005 to 2009, during which time they won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and of the Black Ferns from 2001 to 2005, who won the 2002 Women’s Rugby World Cup. She has managed the Southern Steel netball team to win two national titles and managed the New Zealand U21 netball team in two World Youth Cup campaigns in 1996 and 2000. In 2013 she was appointed to the Board of Sport New Zealand where she is encouraging women in their sporting careers and addressing the issues facing women’s sport. She formerly held a community development role at Sport Southland. She is the former Principal of Woodford House in Havelock North and Deputy Principal of Gore High School. Ms Barron hosted a New Zealand symposium in 2013 on sharing strategies for teaching and raising girls in the 21st century.
To be a Member of the said Order:
BIDDULPH, Ms Lilian Jeanne (Jeanne)
For services to literacy education
Ms Jeanne Biddulph has been a primary school teacher, a reading adviser, and a teacher educator at both the Christchurch College of Education and the University of Waikato, and is currently an educational consultant.
Ms Biddulph’s ongoing voluntary contributions include helping school leaders, teachers, parents/whanau, librarians and community groups work together to support children’s language and literacy learning. As part of her Master’s degree in 1982-1983 she developed ‘Reading Together’, a research-based workshop programme which enables parents/whanau to provide more informed and effective support for their school-age children’s reading. In 1983 she developed ‘Early Reading Together’, a workshop programme which helps families to support the language and literacy learning of younger children. The dissemination of both programmes was funded and supported by the Biddulph family for more than 20 years. She has supported the ‘Reading Together’ Project, established in 2011 by the Ministry of Education, which approximately 30,000 families and more than 900 schools participated in between 2012 and 2016. She has served on national advisory committees, contributed to numerous seminars and conferences nationally and internationally, and her work has been cited in OECD reports. Ms Biddulph has a number of publications in literacy education and has co-authored 36 science books for children.
To be a Member of the said Order:
BIRD, Mr Pembroke Peraniko (Pem), QSM
For services to education and Māori
Mr Pem Bird received the Queen’s Service Medal for his services to education in 2008 and has since continued to contribute in this area.
In 2010 Mr Bird was appointed to the Te Paepae Motuhake working group that advised on the development of the Māori Language Strategy. Since 2012 he has been a member of the Minister of Education’s National Cross Sector Forum on Raising Achievement. He has served on a number of other Ministry of Education advisory and reference groups, including the Education Funding Review advisory group from 2016. He leads a rural school in Murupara township and over the last few years has grown the multilingual and multicultural curriculum, which has culminated in it being the first indigenous school in New Zealand to open a Confucius Classroom to teach Chinese language and culture. He has led his school to sustained improvements in academic achievement, with his students performing at or above their national counterparts against the Māori Medium National Standards. At the national level Mr Bird is past Chairman of Waka Moemoe, Co-Chairman of Nga Kura a Iwi, past Chairman of Te Ha o Te Ora Creating Safe Communities, a member of the Bay of Plenty Police Iwi Advisory Group, and locally is Chair of several marae organisations.
HONOURS
Queen’s Service Medal, Queen’s Birthday 2008
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BROOKER, Professor Sally Anne
For services to science
Professor Sally Brooker is an internationally leading researcher in the field of inorganic chemistry with a research and teaching career primarily based as a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Otago.
Professor Brooker’s award-winning research, which has taken place in collaboration with scientists in New Zealand, Australia, Europe, the United States, and Canada, has focused primarily on the structure, design, and synthesis of innovative new metal molecules whose spin states can be controlled and changed, with the potential to underpin significant future technologies such as biological probes, ‘green’ catalysts, and molecular-sized computer components. She and her team have had their work selected to be featured on the cover of major international journals 22 times. She is the author or co-author of more than 185 research articles in peer-reviewed publications, has delivered 51 lectures at international conferences, and received several international fellowships. She has mentored a diverse range of doctoral candidates and post-doctorate researchers at Otago. In 2006 she became a Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. In 2012 Professor Brooker was co-organiser of the International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry hosted at the University of Otago.
To be a Member of the said Order:
BULL, Mr Cranwell Leslie
For services to cricket
Mr Cranwell Bull has contributed services to Canterbury cricket for more than 40 years.
Mr Bull represented Canterbury at first class level, playing for and captaining the Canterbury Plunket Shield and Shell Trophy and Cup teams. He was involved with the Christchurch High School Old Boys Cricket Club Committee for more than thirty years, including terms as Secretary and President. He served on the Canterbury Cricket Association’s Committee of Management, was Director and Chairman of the Board, and was a selector for the Association’s First Class and Second XI teams. He was involved with the New Zealand Cricket Board of Control for more than ten years as an Elected Executive Member and as Deputy Chairman. He represented Canterbury at meetings of New Zealand Cricket as Chairman of the Canterbury Cricket Association, where he was instrumental in overseeing the formation of the Hagley Oval. In recent years, he has advised Canterbury Cricket on legal matters and assisted in reforming the new New Zealand Cricket Constitution. Mr Bull is a lifetime member of the Canterbury Cricket Association and recipient of the Bert Sutcliffe Medal in 2013 for outstanding services to cricket.
To be a Member of the said Order:
BUSH, Ms Deborah, QSM
For services to women's health
Ms Deborah Bush co-founded and serves as Chief Executive of Endometriosis New Zealand (ENZ), a national organisation offering a wide range of services and advocacy.
ENZ engages with key stakeholders, including the New Zealand Government, to address endometriosis as a major public health issue and improve health services for 120,000 girls and women with the condition. ENZ received the Commonwealth Award for Excellence under Ms Bush’s leadership. She has had a global influence on the health promotion and prevention of endometriosis. She developed the world’s first Menstrual Health and Endometriosis school education programme, which was a finalist in the 2007 New Zealand Health Innovation Awards and was recently published in the medical literature. She led other innovative health initiatives including a workplace wellness programme; a Patient Partnering Programme for District Health Boards; online access to the Endometriosis Special Interest Group of health professionals, and a dance exercise programme endorsed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet. She established EPP Coaching and Consulting, a practice integrating into medical clinics offering multi-disciplinary expertise. She has contributed to international research, publications, and co-authored the book ‘Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain’. Ms Bush is the only non-medical ambassador of the World Endometriosis Society.
HONOURS
Queen’s Service Medal for Public Services, Queen’s Birthday 2003
To be a Member of the said Order:
CANNY, Mr Stephen Edward
For services to the community, governance and cycling
Mr Stephen Canny has been General Manager of Strategic and Business Projects at Venture Southland since 2001, and has contributed to the Southland community since the late 1980s.
Mr Canny has led large scale regional development projects including the Whole of Community Broadband initiative which brought broadband to 97 percent of Southland in 2002, the Areomag survey which is providing sub-surface mineral and water data for the region, Crops for Southland which undertook field trials of more than 130 crops assessing their suitability for local growing conditions, Topoclimate analysis, and Radio Science and Earth Observation projects. He has been involved with the establishment of Te Anau Medical Trust, the Waiau Medical Trust, the Hump Ridge Walking Track, the Locator Beacon Trust, the Otatara Community Centre, Southland Youth Adventure Trust, Borland Lodge Adventure and Education Trust, and property and heritage preservation projects. He has been a Trustee of the Southland Viaducts Trust to restore historic timber viaducts. He was involved in the establishment of the Southland Velodrome and was instrumental in attracting and hosting the 2012 Junior World Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill. Mr Canny has been an office holder with Cycling Southland and Cycling New Zealand.
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COMBER, Mr David Joseph
For services to Search and Rescue
Mr David Comber is a former Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot who has been involved with Search and Rescue in Taupo since 1983.
Mr Comber is a senior advisor and search manager for LandSAR Taupo and has been involved with hundreds of searches, many of them as Operations Manager. He managed the northern aspect of the Michael Erceg search in 2005, at times coordinating more than 30 helicopters. He has organised or co-led the annual Taupo Search and Rescue Exercise for 20 years. In the 1992/1993 summer season he was the Senior Representative at Scott Base for the Antarctic Programme and was a member of the Joint US/NZ Search and Rescue Committee and the Joint SAR incident management team. From 2006 to 2011 he was a member of the New Zealand LandSAR Board. During this time he developed a new constitution for LandSAR, represented LandSAR in the 2009 Ambulance and SAR service standard review and served on the Expert Reference Group for the Service Standard Development subsequent to the review. In 2012 he was LandSAR representative on the Police SAR Review. Mr Comber has represented LandSAR on the Mountain Safety Council and was appointed to the New Zealand Search and Rescue Council in 2016.
To be a Member of the said Order:
COOPER, Mrs Marilyn Elaine
For services to equestrian sports
Mrs Marilyn Cooper has been involved with pony clubs in the Auckland North Shore community on a voluntary basis since 1963 and has contributed to coaching, managing and organising events.
Mrs Cooper began her coaching career at the Whenuapai Pony Club in 1967. She eventually became the Head Coach at the Chelsea Pony Club in 1987 and was solely responsible for the organisation and supervision of the Club’s coaches, as well as the assessment of riders for attaining grading certificates. Since 1991 she has been the Head Coach at the Rosedale Pony Club and has maintained a very high pass rate for riders sitting certificate exams. She has also been the Club’s Grazing Manager since 1996 and she is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of daily functions at the Club, including looking after more than 25 horses and maintaining the grounds. She received a Life Membership from the Rosedale Pony Club in 1996. She has also contributed at the District level and has been instrumental in organising training, events and competitions throughout the Waitemata District. Mrs Cooper is also a member of Equestrian Sports New Zealand and is a National Show Jumping Judge.
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CROOKS, Mr Hamish Angus
For services to the Pacific community
Mr Hamish Crooks has been Chief Executive of Pacific Homecare since 2010, which provides home-based health care services throughout South Auckland to disabled and elderly Pacific people who wish to continue living at home and in their communities.
Mr Crooks established in 2001 and is Managing Director of the management consultancy company 4PM Group Ltd, which specialises in community development, project management, and organisational management. He is the former Chair of Pacific Business Trust and has been an active member of The Second Nature Trust, which established the Vodafone Events Centre and the Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Manukau, particularly in keeping the community informed of the development and its impact on them. He is involved with the recovery of the Cook Islands Māori Language project. He is the Trustee of community organisations including Fonua Ola Network Trust and the Pacific Peoples Advancement Trust. Mr Crooks has held a range of board memberships including Toku Reo Tupuna Group, the Digital Strategy Advisory Group for the Minister of Technology, the Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee of the Ministry of Pacific Peoples, and Chair of Matagi E Fa Trust.
To be a Member of the said Order:
CRUMMER, Ms Anne (Annie)
For services to music
Ms Annie Crummer is a singer/songwriter who has been involved in the New Zealand entertainment industry since the mid-1980s.
Ms Crummer has been an integral part of groups including Netherworld Dancing Toys, When the Cat’s Away and Herbs. After her breakthrough performance on the Netherworld Dancing Toys’ single ‘For Today’ she has been a driving force in increasing the representation of Pacific people in New Zealand’s music charts. She has release two solo albums and has had roles in a number of musicals including ‘Rent’ and in the lead role for the 2003 Australian production of ‘We Will Rock You’ and the subsequent 2008 international tour. Her 1992 debut album ‘Language’ achieved a platinum sales status and her second album ‘Seventh Wave’ reached gold status. She has taken on mentoring roles and as part of Māori Television’s programme ‘Songs from the Inside’ she mentored prisoners to write and perform songs. She is involved with the New Zealand Music Commission’s Musicians Mentoring in Schools programme. In this role she has been a three-time mentor to young musicians in Gisborne, helping them prepare for the East Coast heats of the Smokefree Rockquest competition. Ms Crummer received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Vodafone Pacific Music Awards in 2011.
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EVANS, Ms Sharyn Estelle
For services to music
Ms Sharyn Evans retired from the position of second violin in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in November 2016, having been the longest-serving member of the NZSO at 47 years and 10 months.
Ms Evans was accepted into the NZSO trainee programme in 1969 and became an official member of the NZSO in June 1972. Within the NZSO she was recognised as a dedicated and professional musician who delivered consistently exceptional service. She has mentored young and new players within the orchestra. Ms Evans has been an active member of the committee of the NZSO Alumni Association for many years.
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FARRINGTON, Mrs Anne Lillian, JP
For services to women
Mrs Anne Farrington has been involved with Soroptimist International since 1975 at local, regional, national, federation, and international levels.
Mrs Farrington has held a range of leadership positions with her local North Shore club. She has been Regional President of the Upper North Island clubs and Treasurer of the Māori Scholarship Trust, among other regional leadership roles. At the national level she has been Treasurer and Regional co-Trustee of the Betty Loughhead Soroptimist Scholarship Trust, which provides scholarships for second chance education for women later in life. She has been Councillor, Assistant Treasurer and Treasurer of the Federation of Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific, currently comprising 13 countries. She was a member of the international team which chose the Soroptimist International Programme focus for four years and Treasurer of the Soroptimist International umbrella organisation comprising four Federations. She was a founding member of the Birkenhead Heritage Society in 1979 and remains actively involved in the general and financial management of the Society. She and her husband presented an old villa to the Society, which was renovated to become the local museum, now named Farrington House. Mrs Farrington has led the Women’s Fellowship of All Saints Anglican Church in Birkenhead and was Parish Auditor from 1996 to 2016.
To be a Member of the said Order:
GRAY, Mr William Thomas, QSM, JP
For services to Māori and the community
Mr William Gray has been Chairperson of Te Rawheoro Marae since 2000 and sits on the Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti iwi forum of six local marae.
Mr Gray is a Trustee on the Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti Centre of Excellence and provides community and cultural support for Te Whare Hauora o Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, the Tolaga Bay Area School and Kahukuranui. He has coordinated successful marae/whanau-based sports teams to compete at the regional level. He has been involved in the organisation of adult education programmes for the past 20 years. He leads the Uawa community’s ANZAC Committee and has been involved in developing Anzac Commemorations over the past five years to include a focus on a duty to whanau and community well-being. In his formal role as Padre he has organised hundreds of church services locally and has led significant services such as the funeral for The Honourable Parekura Horomia, ANZAC commemoration services with foreign dignitaries in attendance, and the opening of the new Tolaga Bay Police Station. He is involved with Restorative Justice with the Ministry of Justice and regularly organises duties for young offenders to help them rehabilitate. Mr Gray was a cultural advisor for the development of the National Marae of the New Zealand Army, which opened in 1996.
HONOURS
Queen’s Service Medal for Community Service, Queen’s Birthday 1987
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GRESSON, Mr Timothy Michael (Tim)
For services to the law and sport
Mr Tim Gresson has practised law for 50 years and his work included representing the Crown in the capacity of the Crown Solicitor, Timaru for 33 years.
Mr Gresson has also been involved in sport, including rugby for 45 years at local, national and international levels as a referee and administrator. He was a New Zealand Rugby Board member from 1991 to 2002. As a member of the New Zealand Rugby Laws Committee he was responsible for implementing ‘Black Book’ judicial protocols for New Zealand and World Rugby for disciplinary procedures. He has been Chairman of the Referees Section Sub-committee of World Rugby, Chairman of the International Rugby Board Judicial Panel, and Chairman of the World Rugby Anti-doping Judicial Panel, and a member of the Game Regulations Committee. He has been Judicial Chairman of five Rugby World Cups. He was a Board member of South Canterbury Rugby Football Union from 1989 to 2001 and served as Chair from 1990 to 1995. He has been a member of South Canterbury Rugby Referees Association since 1971. He has been an Anti-Corruption Officer for New Zealand Cricket and was the legal counsel appointed in 2001 to investigate allegations of match fixing by international players. In 2012 Mr Gresson was appointed an Appeal Tribunal member for the Judicial Control Authority for Racing.
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GUILD, Mr James Alastair Hay
For services to the deer industry
Mr James Guild is a farmer and tourism operator who has been active in the deer industry for more than forty years.
Mr Guild has been a councillor and President of New Zealand Deer Farmers Association, Director of the Game Industry Board, Director of the Cervena Trust, inaugural Chair of Provelco Co-op Ltd, President of the New Zealand Association of Game Estates, and chaired the organising committee of first World Deer Congress. He has advised the government on issues such as animal welfare, livestock tax, and was on the Game Animal Council Establishment Committee whose work led to the development of the Game Animal Council Act. He has represented the New Zealand Deer industry at many events around the world, including at the World Deer Biology Conference in the United States. Mr Guild is currently Chair of Queen Elizabeth II National Trust and Molesworth Steering Committee.
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HAFFENDEN, Mr Ray Kenway
For services to rugby league
Mr Ray Haffenden is a former rugby league player who coached the New Zealand Junior Kiwis from 1989 to 1990 and managed the Kiwis, New Zealand’s national men’s rugby league team from 1990 to 1995.
Mr Haffenden was elected to the New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) Board in 1992, serving until 1995. He was re-elected to the Board and took over as Chairman in 2007, subsequently overseeing the changes that occurred following the SPARC review of NZRL in 2009. He was Vice Chairman of NZRL from 2006 to 2016. He served on the judiciary for Bartercard Cup games and the NZRL judiciary panel. He was a national selector and convenor from 1992 to 1995, a Junior Kiwis selector from 1986 to 1990 and is a Life Member of the Linwood Rugby League Club in Christchurch and of NZRL. He is currently Chairman of the NZRL Kiwis Association, President of the NZRL Southern Zone, and Vice Chairman of the NZRL Museum Committee. As a player he played for the Linwood Keas in the Canterbury Rugby League competition as well as a number of games for Canterbury and as a representative for the South Island against Great Britain in 1974. Mr Haffenden also coached Canterbury in 1982 and from 1984 to 1988 as well as the South Island representative team during this time.
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HALES, Mr Shane Paul Arthur
For services to entertainment
Mr Shane Hales is a singer who has been involved with the entertainment industry in New Zealand for 51 years and has received various industry awards in recognition of his contributions.
Mr Hales has mentored younger singers and bands and aged 70 he still continues to perform concerts most weekends. He organises an annual concert for the Auckland North Shore Hospice which has raised more than $50,000 dollars for the Hospice Society. He has been a Committee member of North Shore Hospice since the early 2000s. He has presented his own television show ‘Rockin’ The Planet’ on Face TV, which showcases new musical talent in New Zealand. He has represented New Zealand overseas and entertained United Nations troops deployed in Darwin and Timor Leste in 2007. He is a member of the New Lynn RSA and has performed at ANZAC Day ceremonies. Mr Hales is a member of the Benny Award judging panel, New Zealand’s highest award for a variety entertainer presented annually by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand, and previously received this award in 2011.
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HAYDEN, Mr Peter John
For services to film and television
Mr Peter Hayden was a key member of the documentary production company Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ) from its establishment as Natural History Unit in 1978 until his retirement in 2012.
NHNZ documentaries have been shown in more than 280 counties and have won more than 350 international awards. As a scriptwriter, director and producer Mr Hayden had a hand in producing some of NHNZ’s major early series and was the Executive Director of a wide range of documentaries. His involvement with the Natural History Unit included writing, narrating and occasionally directing the long running nature series ‘Wild South’ and co-hosting the children’s show ‘Wildtrack’ in the 1980s. He was appointed as the first Head of Production Development from 1990 to 1999. He became Head of New Projects in 2002 when NHNZ opened a production office in China and has conducted documentary making workshops in China and Japan and executive produced documentaries out of China. He contracted with NHNZ from 2008 to 2012 during which time he worked on several high profile projects, including shows for Animal Planet. Mr Hayden has a background in film and stage acting and held lead roles in several New Zealand films and television shows in the 1970s and 1980s.
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HEARNSHAW, Emeritus Professor John Bernard
For services to astronomy
Emeritus Professor John Hearnshaw was director of the Mt John Observatory of the University of Canterbury for a total of 25 years between 1976 and 2008, during which time he directed the construction of the McLellan telescope, the largest New Zealand-made telescope, as well as the construction of the HERCULES spectrograph.
Professor Hearnshaw pioneered the implementation of stellar spectroscopy in New Zealand, the method by which the chemical composition of stars is determined by analysing their spectra. He contributed to the establishment in 1994 of a collaboration between Japan and New Zealand named MOA to search for planets orbiting stars in the southern night sky. He is former Vice-President of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Commission for Astronomy Education and Development, and of the IAU Division for Optical and Infrared Techniques. He is currently President of the IAU Division for Astronomy Education, Outreach and Heritage. He has been a long-time supporter of the Townsend Observatory for public astronomy in Christchurch. He facilitated the development of the New Zealand company KiwiStar Optics Ltd, which has supplied precision astronomical lenses and components for major telescopes in several countries. He was a founder of the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve and is currently Chairperson of the Reserve’s Board. Professor Hearnshaw has authored more than 200 publications on astronomy, including six books.
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HENRIKSON, Inspector Karen Lee
For services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Inspector Karen Henrikson has held a range of roles with the New Zealand Police for more than 30 years.
Inspector Henrikson is currently the Operations Support Manager for the Waikato District and is responsible for numerous key policing functions, including Search and Rescue and the Dog Section. She was the first woman in the Waikato District to be promoted to Inspector. She established and maintained strong relationships with local councils and the Area Commander’s Māori Focus Forums. She has been actively involved in promoting women within the New Zealand Police. She oversaw the setup of the first Women’s Advisory Network for the Waikato and she was involved in the recent 75th anniversary of women in the police service. She has been responsible for emergency planning and has organised several Table Top exercises in the Waikato District. She was instrumental in establishing the CBD Safety Comes First group and she currently chairs the group. Through this initiative she has helped to improve the safety of the general public at night, particularly around the consumption of alcohol. She helped to establish the Hamilton Interagency Youth Action group that aims to provide extensive support to at-risk families that are connected with criminal offending. Inspector Henrikson has also coached the Waikato provincial netball team.
To be a Member of the said Order:
IKINOFO, Mrs Sally Tupetalamataone
For services to education and Māori and Pacific communities
Mrs Sally Ikinofo has been a founding Trustee of the Rise UP Trust since 2007 and is currently the Chairperson.
The Rise UP Academy is a charter school that provides education to Māori and Pasifika children across South Auckland. Mrs Ikinofo was instrumental in establishing the first Primary Partnership School, Kura Hourua, in Mangere East in 2014. Her contributions have helped to strengthen the Whanau mentoring programmes and promote the importance of education for Māori and Pasifika children throughout the region. She has also been involved in promoting sport in Niue for more than 15 years. She has acted in leadership positions on the Niue Sports Federation, the Niue-New Zealand Sports Council and Niue-New Zealand Netball. Her contributions to sport in her local community have helped to encourage many people to adopt a healthy lifestyle. She has served on several trusts, including the Matakau Niue Fiti Lagakali Trust and the Vagahau Niue Trust. Mrs Ikinofo has served the local community as an elected representative of the Manukau City Council’s Pacific Islands Advisory Committee and provided a voice for Pacific peoples in her community.
To be a Member of the said Order:
JACOBS, Associate Professor Robert John (Rob)
For services to optometry and education
Associate Professor Rob Jacobs has contributed significantly to New Zealand Optometry and education for more than 30 years.
Associate Professor Jacobs has been instrumental in the development of New Zealand Optometric Education. He was involved in revisions to the curriculum in 1996 and since 2003 he has been a key player in designing a curriculum that has allowed Optometrists to prescribe medicines to treat a wide range of eye conditions. He has been heavily involved in research and has published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles, held more than 34 peer-reviewed conference proceedings and recently published a textbook on Ocular Prosthetics. He has provided advice on colour vision and visual ergonomics to many national bodies, including the New Zealand Police and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand. He has served as an expert witness in District Courts and the Supreme Court on issues involving colour vision and motor vehicle driving. He has contributed to the training of optometrists and is the past academic director and head of the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Auckland, the only accredited training programme for optometrists in New Zealand. In 2002 Associate Professor Jacobs was made an Honorary Member of the New Zealand Association of Optometrists.
To be a Member of the said Order:
KENNEDY, Mr Graham Russell
For services to business
Mr Graham Kennedy has been actively involved in the business community in the fields of accountancy and corporate governance.
Mr Kennedy has held a range of corporate governance roles in Ashburton since 1973. From 1977 to 2011 he was the Director and then Chairman of Brophy Knight Ltd, a local chartered accountancy practice. He has been extensively involved in providing business advice to numerous commercial enterprises, voluntary organisations and individuals. He has held governance roles in the Building Society sector since 1985, culminating in being a founding Director of the NZX listed Heartland Bank Ltd. He is Chairman of several businesses, including Cates Grain and Seed Ltd and Earth and Sky Ltd. He is a Trustee of the Ashburton Aquatic Park Charitable Trust and he was a driving force behind the establishment of Lake Hood and the Ashburton Aquatic Park. In 2005 he was awarded a District of Ashburton civic Honour for services to the establishment of Lake Hood. He has held voluntary administrative positions in a number of organisations, such as serving as the Branch Treasurer of the New Zealand Red Cross for eight years. In 2010 Mr Kennedy was appointed as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in recognition of his contributions to the Accountancy field.
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KEOGHAN, Mrs Rebecca Louise
For services to business, particularly the dairy industry
Mrs Rebecca Keoghan has contributed to the Westland region for the past 10 years.
In addition to her role as co-director of a 250 cow, 300 hectare farm Mrs Keoghan was Operations Manager of Westport’s Holcim Cement Ltd, controlling the quality production of 500,000 tonnes of clinker and 550,000 tonnes of cement per annum. She led the growth of a ‘zero harm’ culture for her staff at Holcim. Currently as Business Manager of Landcorp Farming Ltd she is responsible for the strategic development and management of five large dairy farms in the region, as well as a dairy support farm and a machinery syndicate spanning the Cape Foulwind and Grey Valley areas. She is a director of Westland Milk Products Ltd and of Buller Holdings, which has responsibility for Buller District Council’s commercial assets. She was formerly Area President of the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society’s West Coast Board. She was a member of the Northern South Island committee of OSPRI, the organisation managing the National Animal Identification and Tracing programme to eliminate bovine tuberculosis from New Zealand. Mrs Keoghan was previously Team Leader and is currently a judge for the Dairy Manager of the Year Award programme for the Dairy Industry Awards.
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KHAN, Mr Robert Akhtar Zainal
For services to broadcasting and the Indian community
Mr Robert Khan is the founder and CEO of New Zealand’s first commercial Indian radio station, Radio Tarana, which over 20 years has become one of the largest successful independent brands in New Zealand radio.
Mr Khan created the first revenue joint venture between Media Works Radio and an independent ethnic radio broadcaster. His success with the Tarana model is used to champion the cause of ethnic media, which has resulted in revenue increases for ethnic media throughout the country. He created the first ethnic radio partnership with New Zealand Media and Entertainment on their I Heart platform in 2014. He is an elected member of the New Zealand Radio Broadcasters Association and was instrumental in the development and implementation in 2016 of a new New Zealand Radio Research Model. He has been a member of MBIE’s Small Business Advisory Group for four years. He is the founder and organiser of South Auckland Festival of Lights (Manukau Diwali) and is also the founder of Festival of India showcasing Indian culture. In 2002 he led the organisation of the inaugural New Zealand Police and Immigration Department workshops for the Indian community. As a former Waitemata District Health Board member Mr Khan helped launch New Zealand’s first Asian Health Unit and Pacific Health Unit.
To be a Member of the said Order:
LANG, Ms Rachel Alison Mary
For services to television
Ms Rachel Lang is a screenwriter and executive producer who has been involved in the creation and production of New Zealand television shows for more than 30 years.
Ms Lang has co-created many of New Zealand’s most well-known and successful television shows including ‘Outrageous Fortune’, ‘Go Girls’, ‘This Is Not My Life’, ‘Mercy Peak’, ‘Nothing Trivial’, ‘The Blue Rose’, and ‘Filthy Rich’. ‘Outrageous Fortune’ was adapted for British and American television. She has won and been nominated for a range of national and international writing and production awards, including three Qantas Film and Television awards for best script for ‘Outrageous Fortune’. She was the first New Zealand story editor, a writer and executive producer for ‘Shortland Street’, now in its 25th year. She was one of the head writers for the Margaret Mahy children’s fantasy series ‘Maddigan’s Quest’. Ms Lang’s international work in television includes creating Australian drama ‘Hyde and Seek’ and writing for CBBC in the United Kingdom.
To be a Member of the said Order:
LE SUEUR, Mrs Elaine Joy
For services to education
Mrs Elaine Le Sueur has been an advocate for gifted children throughout New Zealand for almost thirty years.
Mrs Le Sueur was the inaugural director of an Information Technology/Gifted Education programme at Lincoln Heights Primary School in West Auckland and she organised a major national conference which hosted several international experts in the field. She was the Associate Principal and Director of Gifted and Talented Education at Remuera Primary School and for six years acted as the Advisor to Schools on Gifted and Talented Education. She provided advice and support for numerous schools throughout the Auckland region, helping them to develop policy and practical teaching strategies. She has also been a mentor and guide for many individual teachers. In 1999 she was awarded the Winston Churchill Fellowship, travelling to Australia and the United States to visit academic institutions to study their opportunities for gifted children. She has presented and led numerous conferences and workshops, as well as publishing several resources to help teachers working with gifted children. Mrs Le Sueur is a member of the Ministry of Education’s Review Panel on a comprehensive update of the Ministry’s website for the gifted and talented field.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MACGREGOR, Mr Peter Hughes
For services to Māori and agriculture
Mr Peter MacGregor held various positions within the Department of Māori Affairs in the 1970s and 1980s, including as Manager Housing and Land Development, Assistant Director Community Services and Housing, and Senior Housing Manager and Director Employment and Training.
Mr MacGregor was a Regional Manager with Te Puni Kokori between 1990 and 2004 for both Takitimu and Wellington regions. He developed the Joint Working Agreement between the then Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Te Puni Kokiri and worked with Manaaki Whenua on local and regional projects. He was Strategic Manager, Māori and Tagata Pasifika for the Agriculture Industry Training Organisation from 2005 to 2012. He designed the Industry Training Organisation’s Māori Strategy from scratch and assisted with embedding this strategy throughout the organisation. He was involved in several initiatives including the Te Kuiti Māori Farm Managers Diploma and the development of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer competition. Recently he has been a contractor with Ngati Pahauwera Development Trust in a Change Manager role and has developed the delivery of the River Restoration project for Mohaka, Waikare and Waihua rivers. Mr MacGregor is a Trustee of several Ahuwhenua Trusts and is an advisor Trustee to the Hinemanu/Ruaka/Te Upokori Charitable Education Trust.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MAUGHAN, Mr John Barry
For services to health
Mr Barry Maughan has been actively involved in the Executive of the Federation of New Zealand Ostomy Societies since 1993 as Vice President, President and more latterly as Treasurer, on a voluntary basis.
During this time Mr Maughan has worked closely with Ostomates, Colorectal Surgeons, Stomal Therapists and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Ostomates receive the best possible care and support. His achievements have included sourcing funding for the New Zealand Ostomate Magazine and the development of support procedures for those who have undergone surgery. Since 2004 he has been an officer in the Asia and South Pacific Ostomy Association and the International Ostomy Association (IOA). As the International Coordinator of the 5th World Ostomy Day in 2006 he was responsible for coordinating the activities of 42 member countries. As acting President of IOA from October 2009 he ensured the working party, tasked with reorganising the structure of the international body, achieved this goal. At Frankfurt in November 2010, 44 member countries ratified the restructure. From then he was Chairperson of the IOA until December 2016. Mr Maughan has worked with Ostomates, Health Professionals and Ostomy appliance companies globally to establish ostomy patient support groups particularly in China, greater Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MAY, Mr Dennis Graham
For services to karate
Mr Dennis May has contributed to the sport of karate in New Zealand and internationally for more than 40 years.
Mr May founded the University of Auckland’s Goju Ryu Karate Club in 1979 where he taught for many years. He has also voluntarily instructed young students in karate in West Auckland for more than 30 years and has run a wide range of programmes for youth and young adults. He has served as the New Zealand National Coach and Selector and is a former Board member and current President of Karate New Zealand. He self-funds annual trips to India and Sri Lanka to offer free coaching courses to promote karate and to assist clubs in their training, and he has also travelled to the Pacific Islands to coach local competitors. He was the Chairman of the Organising Committees of two of the largest Karate Championships ever held in New Zealand and assisted in the fundraising for the events. He was a founding member of the Oceania Karate Federation and served as its first General Secretary. In 2016 Mr May was promoted to 9th Dan, the highest award Karate New Zealand has ever bestowed, in recognition of his commitment and contribution to the development of karate in New Zealand and overseas.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MCILRAITH, Dr Jill Alice
For services to health and women
Dr Jill McIlraith is a general practitioner and has contributed to a wide range of medical activities in Otago for more than 25 years.
Dr McIlraith was a founding member of Aurora Health Centre, the first all-woman medical practice in Dunedin. She has mentored and helped train many doctors and nurses throughout Otago. She has held a variety of governance positions, including as a Director of the Dunedin Urgent Doctors and Accident Centre, and as a Board member of Well Dunedin Primary Health Organisation. She has a long record of service with the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) including being a general practice registrar teacher for 20 years. She is Honorary Secretary of the Otago Faculty Board of the RNZCGP and has been Otago and National President of the New Zealand Medical Women’s Association. She has also worked in sexual health for more than two decades and has served on the Doctors for Sexual Abuse Care’s twenty-four hour roster since 2002. She is the clinical advisor for Southern District Health Board’s Sexual Abuse Assessment and Treatment Service, alongside her role as clinical leader for the Sexual Health Service. She has contributed as a presenter of sexual health education to numerous groups including high schools, service organisations and the Department of Correction’s Probation Service.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MCKENDRY, Mr Maurice William
For services to harness racing
Mr Maurice McKendry has been one of New Zealand’s leading harness racing drivers for more than 40 years and is the second driver in New Zealand to achieve more than 3,000 race wins.
Mr McKendry has won almost every Group One race in New Zealand, barring the Inter Dominion grand final or New Zealand Cup. He competed in four World Championships in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993, coming second in 1989 and claiming the World Championship in 1991. He began his racing career in the mid-1970s and achieved his first win in August 1975. He drove 10 winners in his first season and for 20 years he held the New Zealand record of 161 wins in a season. He won his first premiership in the 1985/1986 season and has won a total of 10 New Zealand premierships. He has maintained a win rate of no less than 50 in a season since 1984/1985. He has conditioned 120 winners since taking up training in 1980. Mr McKendry has assisted with Cadet Field Days and has mentored young people in the industry.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MCLAUGHLIN, Mr Allen John
For services to sports broadcasting
Mr Allen McLaughlin has been a sports broadcaster since 1975, covering a multitude of sports and specialising in cricket and rugby league.
Mr McLaughlin has been covering the Kiwi rugby league teams since 1985. He has been broadcasting provincial and international cricket for 35 years. For 22 seasons he has covered the Warriors in the National Rugby League Competition, commentating more than 300 games. In 2008 at the New Zealand Radio Awards he was judged Best Commentator. In 2015 he was a Life Member of the New Zealand Sports Journalists Association. In 2016 Mr McLaughlin retired and at the Vodafone Warriors awards evening was presented with the Skycity Legacy Award.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MCNEILL, Mr Robin Gustav
For services to conservation
Mr Robin McNeill is an engineer who has a long history of advocating for conservation values and the public’s right to access and use public conservation lands for outdoor recreation.
Mr McNeill is on the board of New Zealand Walking Access Commission and was President of Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) from 2012 to 2016. During his tenure he was instrumental in FMC joining with the New Zealand Deer Stalkers’ Association and Trail Fund New Zealand to form the New Zealand Outdoor Recreation Consortium. The consortium has utilised the voluntary efforts of its members to help maintain public huts and tracks in remote and little used locations on conservation land. He was appointed to the Southland Conservation Board for 10 years and served as Chair. As a Board member he made a significant contribution to the development of the Rakiura National Park Management Plan and the concurrent review of the Stewart Island/Rakiura Conservation Management Strategy. He is editor of ‘Moirs Guide South’ and author of ‘Safety in the Mountains’. Mr McNeill was elected Fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand for his contribution to the application of engineering and technology in the community both locally and internationally.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MEREDITH, Mr Mereford Michael (Michael)
For services as a restaurateur and to philanthropy
Mr Michael Meredith is a renowned chef who regularly uses his skills to raise funds for charity.
Mr Meredith has had an extensive career in Auckland restaurants, including Antoine’s, Vinnies, and as founding chef of The Grove. He established Meredith’s Restaurant in Mt Eden in 2007, winning the Metro Magazine supreme restaurant award in 2009 and Cuisine New Zealand Restaurant of the Year in 2011. He has twice been named outstanding chef at the annual Auckland hospitality industry awards. He holds weekly ‘Dine by Donation’ nights at his restaurant, donating the profits to charitable causes. He supports the Garden to Table Trust through fund-raising and school visits, and he is culinary advisor to Eat My Lunch, a social enterprise business that serves thousands of free lunches to Auckland school children every week. For the past year he has been a chef consultant to Air New Zealand. Mr Meredith regularly participates in fundraisers such as ‘Flavours of Fiji’, which raised funds for aid after Cyclone Winston, and is a Fred Hollows Foundation ‘Miracle Maker’, raising tens of thousands of dollars for the foundation through auctions, dinners, and direct appeals.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MERITO, Mr Te Kei O Te Waka Wilson (Te Kei)
For services to Māori and conservation
Mr Te Kei Merito has contributed to conservation for more than 30 years, most notably as the inaugural and current Chair of Te Tapatoru-a-Toi, a joint management committee which manages three iconic conservation sites in the Whakatāne area, one being an off-shore pest-free island.
Mr Merito was the driving force in developing and implementing the committee’s ‘Kawa me Nga Tikanga – Protocol and Procedure Guidelines’ to assist the committee in fulfilling its role under the Ngati Awa Claims Settlement Act 2005. He played a key role in designing and implementing Te Tapui Tokotoru Conservation Management Plan. He is a current member of the Environmental Protection Authority and the Environmental Risk Management Authority. He is a member of the Ohiwa Harbour Implementation Forum. He is a Board member for Te Runanga O Ngati Awa and has served periods as Chairman and has been Chairman of Te Komiti Taiao O Ngati Awa. He is a Trustee member for Rurima Islands, off-shore islands owned by Ngati Awa and maintained in partnership with the Department of Conservation. He was instrumental in establishing the nationwide Te Pukenga Atawahi Cultural Competency training programme for DOC. Mr Merito also established and implemented the Department’s Māori language policy.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MORRISON, Mr Peter Charles
For services to the hospitality industry
Mr Peter Morrison is the host/operator of a boutique hotel in Christchurch who supports and promotes New Zealand’s hospitality and tourism industry both locally and internationally.
Mr Morrison is a life member of the Canterbury Hospitality Association and National Treasurer and Board member of Hospitality New Zealand, having been a member since 1986 and President since 2005. After the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, he set up and chaired Christchurch Hospitality Incorporated, a vital link between quake-affected hospitality industries, CERA and other authorities. He represents New Zealand’s tourism and hospitality on the world stage as a member and Councillor of SKAL International NZ, a professional organisation of tourism leaders. In 2016, he successfully lobbied for the SKAL International Council and Board to meet in Christchurch which gave attending members first-hand knowledge of Christchurch and New Zealand as a tourism destination. Outside hospitality, Mr Morrison is Treasurer of the Friends of the Art Centre helping to raise funds for specific project repairs within the quake-affected Christchurch Art Centre.
To be a Member of the said Order:
MULLEN-TAMATI, Ms Rhonda Marama (Marama)
For services to people with HIV and AIDS
Ms Marama Mullen-Tamati has lived with HIV for 24 years and is an internationally recognised advocate for people living with HIV and AIDS, particularly members of Māori, Pacific Island and other indigenous communities.
Ms Mullen-Tamati undertook training as an AIDS Ambassador through the Pacific Island AIDS Foundation in 2006 and in 2008 was a co-founder of the INA (Māori, Indigenous & South Pacific) HIV/AIDS Foundation, where she continues as Executive Director. INA provides a range of whānau ora services including support, counselling, referrals and social work, as well as playing an ongoing role in discussion and policy relating to HIV, nationally and internationally. It utilises a network of more than 20 volunteers and, following its initiation of an HIV service review in 2011, now receives approximately $200,000 in funding per annum. The organisation broadened its purview to provide education and support services for tuberculosis in New Zealand communities. She has been a keynote speaker at international conferences and is currently on the Conference Coordinating Committee for the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam 2018. Ms Mullen-Tamati is Chair of the International Council of AIDs Service Organisations, is the Chair of the International Indigenous HIV and AID Community and is interim Chair of the International Community of Women living with HIV Global steering committee.
To be a Member of the said Order:
O'CONNOR, Mr Thomas Vincent (Tom)
For services to boxing
Mr Tom O’Connor has been a volunteer administrator for boxing for more than 57 years.
Mr O’Connor is a Life member of the Otago, Southland and New Zealand Boxing Associations, has served as President of the Southland Boxing Association, as Council member of the New Zealand Boxing Association, and President of Boxing New Zealand for six years. He is a qualified boxing judge and referee and is current Patron and a Life Member of the New Zealand Referees and Judges Association. He has helped organise several national championships, has officiated at numerous provincial and national boxing events and been a national selector and team manager for the New Zealand Boxing Team. Mr O’Connor’s services to boxing have been recognised with a number of regional and national boxing association awards and his expert advice and commentary is often sought by television and media.
To be a Member of the said Order:
OSBORNE, Mr Albert Emil (Alby)
For services to veterans and biosecurity
Mr Alby Osborne has voluntarily served the members of the Tauranga Branch of the Returned Services Association, for more than 40 years.
Mr Osborne was founding Chairperson of the Bay of Plenty Ex-Navalmen’s Association, which he led to merger with the Royal New Zealand Naval Association. Through his leadership a Services Memorial was built in Pyes Pa Memorial Park, Tauranga and he instigated and continues to conduct ANZAC Day Memorial services at the nearby ex-services cemetery. He instigated a pre-winter wood supply operation for the disadvantaged. He has used his medical knowledge to voluntarily assist ex-navy personnel obtain war disability pensions. He represents ex-navy veterans’ interests at national meetings with Veterans Affairs New Zealand and is a volunteer Executor and Power of Attorney for many deceased veterans’ estates. He has been an elected member of the National Executive Council of the Royal New Zealand Navy Association since 2007 and is the Association’s first National Welfare Officer. He has been employed as a Biosecurity Officer for the Bay of Plenty Regional council and is a long-serving member of the New Zealand Biosecurity Institute. He was highly commended for his biosecurity and naval expertise following the sinking of MV Rena off Tauranga Harbour.
To be a Member of the said Order:
PARDINGTON, Dr Fiona Dorothy
For services to photography
Dr Fiona Pardington is an internationally acclaimed photographer and visual artist whose exhibiting career has spanned more than 30 years.
Specialising in analogue photographic processes Dr Pardington began exhibiting in the 1980s with an early body of work characterised by hand-printed and hand-toned gelatin silver images presenting a theatrical and feminist viewpoint on the construction of gender and identity. In the 1990s she developed a new methodology, arriving at her signature style of elaborately constructed still life photography and representations of taonga and cultural artefacts from museum collections. Major exhibitions of her work have been held internationally at Frankfurter Kunstverein, Musée du Quai Branly in France, Monash University Museum of Art, the 17th Sydney Biennale, the Kyiv International Biennale in Ukraine, and in Berlin. Nationally she has held significant solo exhibits at galleries around the country, culminating in a major retrospective ‘Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation’ which toured New Zealand in 2015/2016. She has received several fellowships and held artist residencies. Her work is held in a variety of public and private collections nationally and in Canada, Australia and the United States. The New Zealand Government presented Dr Pardington’s photographic series ‘Quai Branly Suite of Nine Hei Tiki’ to the people of France in 2005.
To be a Member of the said Order:
PARRIS, Mr Alan Rodney
For services to mathematical education
Mr Alan Parris has been teaching mathematics for more than 40 years.
Internationally, Mr Parris has represented New Zealand as the Director of the annual New Zealand Mathematics Olympiad residential camps for more than 30 years, and has written and moderated for the Australian Mathematics Competition for more than 24 years. Within Canterbury, he has contributed to multiple events and projects to help students engage with mathematics, such as the Cantamath regional competition, and as founder in 1995 of the Literacy and Numeracy Empowerment Project, known locally as the ‘LANE’ project, which provides multiple pro-social supports for students to help them achieve educational success. He produced and coordinated the online National Mathematics Week programme for more than 15 years. He has served on the National Association of Mathematics Teachers for more than 25 years, including eight years as President, and is a Life Member. He has also been presented with a Life Membership award by the Canterbury Mathematical Association. Mr Parris has also been a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand as an Education Committee member, Teacher Fellowships Panel member, Mathematics and Information Sciences Committee member.
To be a Member of the said Order:
PERKINS, Ms Emily Justine
For services to literature
Ms Emily Perkins is an award-winning author of four novels and a collection of short fiction.
Ms Perkins’ first book, the 1996 collection ‘Not Her Real Name’, was published domestically and internationally and received broad acclaim. Her subsequent novels ‘Leave Before You Go’, ‘The New Girl’, ‘Novel About My Wife’, and ‘The Forrests’ have been published internationally and in translation, and represent, among other things, quintessential aspects of New Zealand life to a broad audience throughout the world. Her works have received a range of literary awards, including the Montana Book Award and the international Believer Book Award. In 2005 she became a senior tutor and course convenor of the Auckland University creative writing Masters programme and at the Auckland University of Technology. She is currently Senior Lecturer of the International Institute of Modern Letters’ creative writing programme at Victoria University of Wellington. She adapted Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ into a stage play, which was commissioned by the Auckland Theatre Company and performed in 2015. In 2016 she was co-screenwriter of the cinematic adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s novel ‘The Rehearsal’. Ms Perkins hosted the New Zealand television programme ‘The Good Word’ (initially ‘The Book Show’) from 2006 to 2012, and also hosted a four-episode spin-off ‘The Good Word Junior’ aimed at younger readership.
To be a Member of the said Order:
PYKE, Mr Nicholas Brian (Nick)
For services to the arable industry
Mr Nick Pyke was appointed Research Director of the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) in 1995 and has helped the organisation make substantial contributions to improving on-farm performance and environmental management.
Mr Pyke’s contributions have seen New Zealand’s arable industry being recognised as a world leader in a number of areas such as cereal, ryegrass, vegetable seed and clover yields, sustainable resource use and environmental management. He has grown FAR from a staff of one to an international organisation with 24 staff. He contributed to the establishment of FAR Australia in 2012. FAR has worked with Environment Canterbury in implementing the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and has worked with councils nationally on land and water management issues. He played a key role in facilitating an industry response to the 2013 black grass biosecurity incursion. FAR’s CROPS event, held every other year in mid-Canterbury, attracts more than 600 people and is New Zealand’s largest one day rural extension event. Mr Pyke initiated the formation of the Women in Arable and Arable Ys groups with specially tailored programmes for women and under-35s respectively.
To be a Member of the said Order:
ROBINSON, Mr Lee Michael Christopher
For services to the community and sport
Mr Lee Robinson has contributed to the Christchurch community in a voluntary capacity for almost 20 years.
Mr Robinson has provided leadership, governance and direction for a wide range of charitable and community-based organisations. He was Director of Richmond Services Ltd, a charity that provides community mental health and disability services. He was Chair of the St John of God Hospital Board for ten years and Chair of the Hastings St John of God Hospital Board for five years. He has been a Trustee of the Christchurch Child Cancer Foundation and the South Island Bone Marrow Trust. In 1998 he established the Rainbow Children’s Trust in Christchurch which has raised significant funds for additional facilities and amenities in the Christchurch Hospital children’s wards. Within his local Akaroa community, he is a director and instrumental member of the Akaroa Health Hub, which is rebuilding the community’s hospital and health centre following the Canterbury Earthquakes. He has been actively involved in re-establishing international cricket fixtures in Christchurch following the earthquakes. He has served as the Chair of the Canterbury Cricket Trust and he led the fundraising and building of the Hagley Oval Pavilion in 2013 and 2014, which enabled Christchurch to host matches and the opening ceremony of the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
To be a Member of the said Order:
ROY-WOJCIECHOWSKI, Mr John
For services to the Polish community and philanthropy
Mr John Roy-Wojciechowski has been a founding member of the Auckland, Wellington, and New Zealand Polish Associations.
Mr Roy-Wojciechowski was the Honorary Consul in Auckland for Poland from 1998 to 2013. He has been involved with a range of community organisations in Howick and sponsored sports clubs. He helped to provide equipment to the Howick Sailing Club, sailed one of the first Lasers in New Zealand with them, and was later made Club Patron. He has worked with Howick Rotary Club’s Showcase Awards, sponsoring the Employee of the Year Award. In 2004 he funded the establishment of the Polish Heritage Trust Museum in Howick. He has served on the Committee of Our Lady, Star of the Sea Parish and has driven fundraising initiatives for extensions to the school buildings, the construction of a new library, and sponsored the stained-glass windows installed in the church. He was Board Chairman for the northern region of the Life Education Trust, during which time he led fundraising efforts to increase the number of mobile classrooms and helped the charity reach 245,000 primary and intermediate school children. Mr Roy-Wojciechowski was a founding member and is now a Life Member of the Otago Heritage Trust.
To be a Member of the said Order:
RUSSELL, Mrs Judith Fay (Judy)
For services to netball
Mrs Judy Russell has contributed to the sport of netball across a range of roles, including administration, umpiring, coaching and managing for more than 62 years.
Mrs Russell has held a wide range of positions within the sport including 10 years as Finance Convenor/Treasurer of Netball New Zealand and six years as Treasurer of Netball New Zealand Umpires Association. She has umpired at many national tournaments and an international tournament. She has had many leadership roles within the Auckland Netball Association including President and Treasurer. In addition she has held leadership roles in Auckland Netball Umpires Association and Auckland Provincial Netball Umpires Association. She has acted as a Theory and Practical umpires examiner in the Auckland region. She was Convenor of Auckland Netball Centenary Jubilee committee and researcher for the book published for the celebrations. Mrs Russell was a member of the organising committee for the 1975 International Tournament in Auckland.
To be a Member of the said Order:
SCARLETT, Mr Allan Ross (Ross)
For services to local government and the dairy industry
Mr Ross Scarlett was Chair of the West Coast Regional Council and a Councillor for five terms.
Mr Scarlett was Chair of the Regional Land Transport Committee. He was Chair of Westland Milk Products and led Westland Dairy through the introduction of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act. Mr Scarlett was a Trustee and committee member of the West Coast Ragwort Control Trust.
To be a Member of the said Order:
SNEDDEN, Mr Patrick Nesbit
For services to education and Māori
Mr Patrick Snedden is the inaugural Chair of the Manaiakalani Education Trust, established in 2011.
Launched in Tamaki, the Trust supports schools to use an advanced digital pedagogy, which accelerates learning achievement for students, mostly Māori and Pacific. It fosters a Public Good Partnership with corporate, philanthropic and government sectors to fund innovation in teaching practice. Critical to the success is that low-income parents invest in their children’s technology through the Trust via micro-finance. Manaiakalani schools now accelerate their learners at achievement levels well in advance of national norms and their NCEA results are rising to meet and exceed Government targets. The programme is currently in 50 schools nationwide, servicing 12,000 students. Mr Snedden worked as economic advisor for Ngati Whatua ki Orakei for 19 years. He was a founding director of Mai FM, the first commercial Māori radio station. From 2008 to 2013 he was Chief Crown Negotiator for the Muriwhenua and He Toa Takitini Treaty settlements. In 2006 Mr Snedden’s book ‘Pakeha and the Treaty, Why it’s our Treaty too’ won the Best New Book Award, Non-Fiction at the New Zealand Book Awards.
To be a Member of the said Order:
SUTHERLAND, Mr Murray Ross
For services to the community and the timber industry
Mr Murray Sutherland has been involved in his family’s sawmilling business, Sutherland Timber, since age 25 and has since revolutionised the company, which had previously only supplied the local business industry, by entering the international export market.
Sutherland Timber now employs 110 staff and supplies to Asia, the United States and Australia. Mr Sutherland has supported his local community through financial sponsorships and practical assistance. He has donated timber to local schools who have been able to build new facilities. Following the Canterbury earthquakes he provided local residents with materials to weatherproof their homes while they awaited repair work to be undertaken. He has donated fuel to Community Watch Kaiapoi for their patrol vehicles, supported Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley and the Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade, sponsored the Kaiapoi Rugby Football Club, Kaiapoi Rugby League, the local RSA and Kaiapoi Club’s Men’s Outdoor Bowling, and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. He has supported Ronald McDonald House and Riding for the Disabled. Mr Sutherland has been a Trustee of the Kaiapoi Park Committee, a member of the Tuhoe Preservation Committee, and a member of the Hillary Commission.
To be a Member of the said Order:
WAAKA, Mr Toro Edward Reginald
For services to Māori and the community
Mr Toro Waaka has been involved in a host of initiatives around employment, community development, conservation, and tourism for the past 45 years.
Mr Waaka was a founding member of the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools Kapa Haka competitions in the late 1960s and Nga Tamatoa in the 1970s. He has worked with at risk youth through the Napier YMCA and was the chair of Te Taiwhenua o Whanganui a Orotu, which included an urban marae, a Kohanga reo and training and employment schemes. He has been CEO of Ngati Kahungunu Iwi incorporated. He was a claims researcher and Trustee negotiator for the Ngati Pahauwera Development Trust 2012 Treaty of Waitangi Deed of Settlement, of which he is the Chair. As a Fisheries Commissioner he helped develop the Māori Fisheries allocation model. He has chaired the Napier Community Grants Committee and is a member of the Ministry of Social Development National Māori Innovation Reference Group. He has had influence on council policy and planning as a Māori Liaison Officer for the Wairoa District Council, member of the Hastings District Council Māori Committee, and Co-chair of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council planning committee. Mr Waaka is a Director on New Zealand Māori Tourism and the Chair of Hawke’s Bay Māori Tourism.
To be a Member of the said Order:
WEBB, Mrs Linda Gloria
For services to music education
Mrs Linda Webb was on the Council of Music Therapy New Zealand from 1996 to 2006, and since re-joining in 2014, she has been appointed Chairperson.
Mrs Webb has actively supported music therapy at a local level in Auckland, and regionally in the South Island. Her volunteer work has included using music with children at various special education centres and schools. She set up and led the Auckland Children’s Music Centre from 1989 to 1992, and continued as a Management Committee member from 1994 to 1999. As a Board member and Chairperson, she was responsible for a long period of research, consultation, and rewriting of the constitution in transforming and rebranding the former New Zealand Society for Music Education to the current Music Education New Zealand Association. She has been involved with music education research and advocacy for several decades, and has presented at conferences locally and internationally. She is currently New Zealand’s representative on the International Society for Music Education National Affiliate Council. Mrs Webb has been Chairperson of the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir Trust Board since 2009, and has overseen extensive fundraising to ensure costs are minimalised for choir members.
To be a Member of the said Order:
WILLCOX, Professor Karen Elizabeth
For services to aerospace engineering and education
Professor Karen Willcox is Co-Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Computational Engineering and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Professor Willcox has been a member of the faculty at MIT for 15 years and previously worked at Boeing Phantom Works with the Blended-Wing-Body aircraft design group. Her research at MIT has produced methods that are widely applied in aircraft system design and environmental policy decision-making. She is co-Chair of the MIT Online Education Policy Initiative and Chair of the MIT OpenCourseWare Faculty Advisory Board. From 2013 to 2014 she was co-Chair of the Institute-wide Task Force on the Future of MIT Education. She is a recognised innovator in the United States and received a First in the World Department of Education grant in 2015. She regularly returns to New Zealand where she has held visiting professor positions at the University of Auckland, most recently in 2016, is an active contributor to outreach efforts of the Sir Peter Blake Trust, and delivers presentations to school students to nurture interest in mathematics and science, particularly among young women. Professor Willcox is a member of the Advisory Board of the Department of Engineering at the University of Auckland and served on the Board of the New England Chapter of Kea.
