Mrs Marcia Te Au-Thompson, of Invercargill, QSM, for services to seniors, Māori and health
Marcia Te Au-Thompson (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) supports seniors/kaumātua in the Invercargill area through the Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust.She is involved with the kaumātua group at Te Tomairangi Marae in Murihuku. She was Ngāi Tahu’s representative on the Southern District Health Board and Iwi Cultural Advisor for Southland Hospital. She was instrumental in creating Te Whare Whānau family room and accommodation at Southland Hospital for patients’ whānau. She has incorporated tikanga and Hauora to healthcare practices. Mrs Te Au-Thompson has been a voluntary celebrant for weddings, tangihanga and funerals and a Justice of the Peace.