Ms Rachel Smalley, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to broadcasting and health advocacy
Rachel Smalley has worked for more than 25 years as a presenter and journalist. She was a Programme Host, Foreign Correspondent, News and Current Affairs Anchor, and Executive Producer for international and domestic television channels. She anchored radio programmes on NewstalkZB and TodayFM. She travelled to the Middle East and Europe to report on the Syrian refugee crisis and was a spokesperson for World Vision’s ‘Forgotten Millions’ fundraising campaign. She formed The Medicine Gap, a website and storytelling platform which gave a collective voice to New Zealanders seeking access to life-enabling or life-saving medicines.Ms Smalley’s advocacy has contributed to some patients receiving medicines which were not previously funded.