Mr Ian Grant, ONZM, of Masterton, for services to literature and historical preservation
Ian Grant co-established the small independent book publisher Fraser Books with his wife in 1984. He has written 18 books, including 'The Unauthorized Version: A Cartoon History of New Zealand', and, more recently, the two-volume history of New Zealand newspapers from 1840 to 2000. He founded the New Zealand Cartoon Archive at the National Library and chaired the archive’s governing bodies. He was a founding editorial and marketing director of National Business Review. The Alexander Turnbull Library’s inaugural Adjunct Scholar, he has also held residencies at the Stout Centre for New Zealand Studies. Mr Grant has held positions in Wairarapa organisations including the Wairarapa Archive, the Wairarapa Yarns in Barns writers/readers festival, the Wairarapa Cultural Trust, and the Wairarapa branch of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs.