Dr Anne Perera, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to food science and nutrition
Dr Anne Perera has been a consultant for Hubbard’s, Kiwi Cooperative Dairies, Hansells, Cerebos Greggs, Dilmah and Weight Watchers. She co-wrote two books on nutrition. She chaired the Central Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology. She was the New Zealand Crop and Food Research Institute’s Team Leader in Nutrition and Health. She was a member of the New Zealand Food Standards Committee and the Editor of the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation. She has been a Food and Nutrition Advisor to Small Industries Development Organisation in Tanzania. Dr Perera provided counselling through the Prisoners’ Aid Rehabilitation programme and is a member of several Parish Councils.