Professor Dame Cindy Kiro was honoured for services to child wellbeing and education at this morning’s investiture ceremony. Dame Cindy was Children’s Commissioner and University of Auckland’s Pro-Vice Chancellor (Māori) before becoming the first female Maori Chief Executive of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Leading epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker, a familiar face following his work as part of the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group, received the insignia of an MNZM.
