Media Advisory: Investiture ceremonies - 15, 16 and 17 April 2008

In ceremonies on Tuesday 15 April, Wednesday 16 April and Thursday 17 April, Hon Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand, will hold a series of investiture ceremonies at Government House, Auckland.

Media wanting to attend these ceremonies must seek accreditation from the Public Affairs Officer, Antony Paltridge, on 021 470 583 no later than 9am on the day of the ceremony. Media are reminded that a reasonable standard of dress is expected at Government House.

Some of those receiving honours include:

Tuesday 15 April 10.30am

• Kenneth Stevens, Auckland, DCNZM, for services to exporting.
• Professor Chellaraj Benjamin, Auckland, ONZM, for services to medicine and the community.
• Gordon Moller, Auckland, ONZM, for services to architecture.
•  Jim Peters, Kaikohe, MNZM, for services to local government, education and the community.
• Ray Woolf, Kaitaia, MNZM, for services to entertainment.
• Dr Ros Vallings, Auckland, for services to people with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Tuesday 15 April 2.30pm

• Peter Siddell, Auckland, DCNZM, for services to art.
• Professor Marilyn Waring, North Shore, CNZM, for services to women and economics.
• Dr Graeme Campbell, Waitakere, ONZM, for services to conservation.
•  John Duder, North Shore, ONZM, for services to engineering and the community.
•  Michael Frohlich, Tauranga, ONZM, for services to the community.

Wednesday 16 April 10.30am

• Professor Peter Gluckman, Auckland, DCNZM, for services to medicine.
• George Wood, North Shore, CNZM, for services to local government.
• Associate Professor Harry Allen, ONZM, for services to archaeology.
• Ed Davidson, North Shore, ONZM, for services to special education.
• Dr Laurie Smith, Auckland, ONZM, for services to medicine.
• Kevin Falloon, Auckland, MNZM, for services to soccer.

Thursday April 17 10.30am

• Professor Richard Bedford, Hamilton, QSO, for services to geography.
• Colin Harvey, North Shore, ONZM, for services to business and animal health.
• Shim Paul, Dunedin, ONZM, for services to museum administration.Vic Percival, Auckland, ONZM, for services to New Zealand-China trade.
• Glenda Saunders, Hamilton, for services to the community.
• Marianne Whittington, Auckland, MNZM, for services to nursing.