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Outstanding educator congratulated on honour

Hon Hekia Parata
Minister of Education
6 June 2016 Media Statement

Outstanding educator congratulated on honour

Education Minister Hekia Parata has congratulated outstanding educator Karen Sewell on being made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

“Dame Karen has played a pivotal role in the education of generations of New Zealanders,” Ms Parata says. “The honour is richly deserved.

“She is the only person to have headed the Education Ministry, the Education Review Office and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. She is currently the chair of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Correspondence Board, served on numerous other education bodies and led the implementation of National Standards, a new national curriculum, and Youth Guarantee.”

In total, 16 people have been honoured for services to early childhood, primary and secondary education in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.

“All have gone beyond the call of duty to help prepare our kids for the future,” Ms Parata says.

The recipients are:

DNZM

• Karen Margaret Sewell, QSO, for services to education

CNZM

• Myrlene Dawn Jones, OBE, for services to netball and education

ONZM

• Heather Irene Bell, for services to education
• Alexandra Mary Raine Matheson, for services to performing arts, education and LGBTIQ rights

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MNZM

• Tristan David Brebner, for services to education
• Jacqueline Duncan, for services to education
• Kieran Francis Fouhy, for services to education
• Thomas Hullena, for services to education
• Susana Lemisio, for services to the Tokelau community and early childhood education
• Barry Douglas Petherick, for services to education
• Anthony James Pope, for services to education
• Rahera Shortland, for services to Māori, education and television
• Amalia Tuffield, for services to special education
• Graham Stewart Young, for services to education

QSM

• Pareaute Polly Nathan, for services to Māori and education
• Arihia Amiria Stirling, for services to education and Māori

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