Mr Dai Henwood, of Auckland, ONZM for services to the entertainment industry and charitable fundraising
Mr Dai Henwood is a trailblazing and multi-award-winning figure in New Zealand comedy across television and the stage. He became a household name through his role on TV3’s ‘7 Days’ and has hosted a range of shows, including ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and ‘Dai’s House Party’, a home-based stand-up comedy showcase during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020. He has mentored up-and-coming comics and donated funds, merchandise and his time to numerous charities, notably the Cancer Society. From his own experience, he has been a vocal advocate for men’s health and those living with bowel cancer. Mr Henwood was instrumental in Radio Hauraki’s ‘Day in Loo’ event, raising funds and awareness for bowel cancer, and hosted the televised fundraising show ‘The Comedy Treatment’, raising more than $250,000 for the Cancer Society.