Ms Suzanne McFadden, of Auckland, MNZM for services to sports journalism and women
Ms Suzanne McFadden (Tainui, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Pū) is a sports journalist and founding editor of LockerRoom, the sports section of Newsroom’s web content, solely covering women’s sport since 2018. She advocated to gain corporate support to increase the diversity of sports coverage in New Zealand and has negotiated cross-coverage with other media organisations to further improve visibility. She has mentored women entering sports journalism and gained sponsorship for a LockerRoom Scholarship to hire young journalists. She has led and written series on issues such as pregnancy and sport and challenges in sport faced by Muslim women in New Zealand. Ms McFadden wrote the books ‘Striking Gold’ and ‘Honey’.