Ms Kira Hundleby, of Wellington, MNZM for services to Pacific arts
Kira Hundleby is Co-Chair of the Melanesian Steering Group to the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. She is an elected member of Wellington City Council’s Pacific Advisory Group. She co-founded Hundleby and Chalmers Productions and has worked in creative production of community and national arts projects and festivals, including the Wellington Pasifika Festival, Waitangi Day, WOMAD and CubaDupa festivals. She is a member of the Public Programmes Team (Pacific) with Te Papa Tongarewa. She co-founded Melanesian Women and Friends. She was Co-Founder and creator of the World Peace Day Festival 2015. Ms Hundleby has promoted African, Melanesian, Māori and Pacific indigenous communities through music, dance and creative methodologies.