Ms Tania Kingi, MNZM, of Auckland, for services to Māori and people with disabilities
Tania Kingi (Ngāti Pukeko, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Whakahemo, Ngāti Mākino, Ngāi Tai) is Chief Executive at Te Roopu Waiora, a kaupapa Māori consumer organisation supporting Māori with disabilities through wellness services. She has served on numerous boards, committees and charities. A former member on expert advisory panels to the Chief Ombudsman and the National Equity Steering Group for Te Whatu Ora, she is a member of Ngaa Pou Hauora o Tāmaki Makaurau Iwi Māori Partnership Board. She is a member of Taumata Kōrero, a group of Māori Chief Executives providing social services in Auckland. Ms Kingi is completing a Doctorate of Indigenous Advancement in traditional Māori responses to disability.