Associate Professor Linda Te Aho, MNZM, of Hamilton, for services to Māori and legal education
Associate Professor Linda Te Aho (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Ngāti Mahuta, Waikato) established the Māori and Indigenous Governance Research Centre at Te Piringa Faculty of Law, University of Waikato and serves as Associate Dean Māori. She was appointed as a guardian for the co-management of the Waikato River ecosystem. She is a technical advisor on Māori legal issues relating to lands and freshwater for iwi, Crown agencies and government departments. She is a member of Te Arataura Tribal Executive for Waikato Tainui and a trustee for Ngāti Koroki Kahukura. Associate Professor Te Aho has served as a Director of Tainui Group Holdings and a negotiator for Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Treaty Claims.