At this afternoon’s investiture ceremony, women’s rowing pioneer Lesley Milne received a CNZM to honour her decades of services to the sport. She was part of the first women’s crew to represent New Zealand in Europe in 1974, and continued a strong involvement with rowing as a coach, an umpire, and in governance roles. She served as President of Rowing New Zealand - the only woman to have held this role.
Dr Murray Williams was also among those being recognised, receiving an ONZM for services to wildlife conservation and science. Dr Williams has been instrumental in the establishment and implementation of conservation programmes for our endangered waterfoul, most notably the Whio. He provided the photo of the Whio that appeared on an earlier version of our $10 banknote. Congratulations to all this afternoon's recipients.
