Mrs Colleen Brown, of Auckland, KSO for services to people with disabilities, local government and the community
Colleen Brown (Kai Tahu) was a Manukau City Councillor and has led committees on the Counties Manukau District Health Board. She has represented the disability sector on the Auckland Council’s Social Policy Forum and the Disability Strategic Advisory Panel, is a member of the New Zealand Disability Strategy Reference Group, and is on the Extraordinary Care Fund Expert Panel for the Ministry of Social Development. She chairs Disability Connect and was a member of the Manukau Institute of Technology Disability Advisory Group. She contributes to disability and education research publications. She is Vice Chair of Neighbourhood Support New Zealand and chair of the Counties Manukau regional branch. She chaired Neighbourhood Support Manurewa. Mrs Brown chairs the Rawiri Residents’ Association.