Mrs Pearl Naulder, of Palmerston North, MNZM, for services to education
Pearl Naulder has taught at Marotiri School and Taupō Intermediate School, providing specialist support for children with additional needs and leading gifted programmes. She was a One Day School programme teacher at the George Parkyn National Centre for Gifted Education. She worked for the Ministry of Education as a Schools Advisor for Gifted Children. She was a founding member of the Taupō branch and National President of the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children. She is a tutor for Aotearoa Gifted New Zealand. Mrs Naulder is a coordinator of CenGATE, a Palmerston North-based regional association for teachers interested in supporting gifted children, and has been a MENSA Area Coordinator.