Mrs Marguerite Christophers, of Pegasus, ONZM for services to Para sports
Marguerite Christophers was the Classification Manager for Paralympics New Zealand, responsible for developing and implementing a world-leading national classification programme. She shaped and improved classification for athletes with disabilities, helped national sport organisations understand the needs and requirements of classification, trained classifiers and upskilled athletes and coaches. She worked for the Halberg Trust, where she delivered sport opportunities for children with disabilities. During this time, she helped establish and lead the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletic Classification Programme for young athletes competing at New Zealand Secondary School Athletic Championships. Mrs Christophers trained as a Cerebral Palsy, Para cycling and Para triathlon classifier and served as the Head of Classification for World Triathlon, developing a classification