Dr Hana O’Regan, of Christchurch, ONZM, for services to education
Dr Hana O’Regan (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) has held positions at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu as Manager of the Māori language unit, General Manager of Oraka – Wellbeing, and a founder of the language revitalisation strategy. She worked at Ara – Te Pūkenga as a lecturer, Head of Māori Department, and Director of Māori and Pacific and Student Services. She was a lecturer at the University of Otago and a member of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority’s Māori Advisory Board. She is CEO of Tātai Aho Rau – Core Education, and has campaigned to end streaming in education in New Zealand. Dr O’Regan was a New Zealand Fellow of the International Centre of Language Revitalisation and member of the Mātauranga Iwi Leaders Group for the National Iwi Leaders Chairs Forum.