Ms Julie Paterson, of Auckland, MNZM for services to women and sport
Julie Paterson co-founded Women in Sport Aotearoa. She co-chaired the successful bid to deliver the 2018-2022 International Working Group on Women and Sport and 8th World Conference on Women and Sport. As Chief Executive of Tennis New Zealand, she has led significant growth for the representation of women and girls. She has been a member of the International Tennis Federation’s global committee for Gender Equality in Tennis. She was CEO of Netball Southland and the Southern Sting and Southern Steel franchises, then CEO of Netball Northern Zone. Ms Paterson chaired Auckland Badminton during a period of facility upgrades to host the World Masters Games.