For the final investiture ceremony of the New Year 2025 Honours, eight recipients were welcomed to Government House Auckland. Mrs Jocelyn Armstrong was recognised for services to interfaith communities. She was General Secretary of the National Council of Churches, and led the organisation’s transformation to the Conference of Churches New Zealand, which included all mainstream churches in the country.
Also among those recognised was Mrs Billie-Jean Potaka Ayton, who received an MNZM for services to education and Māori, and Dr David Robie, who received an MNZM for services to journalism and Asia-Pacific media education.
For more photos, click here: Investiture Ceremony 24 May PM Media Gallery.
