Ms Paula Werohia-Lloyd, of Tauranga, ONZM for services to Māori and business
Ms Paula Werohia-Lloyd (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Te Arawa, Ngā Puhi) was the first woman elected to the Mangatawa Papamoa Blocks Inc (MPBI) Board and has administered a diverse portfolio of investments. She helped set up a native plant nursery at Mangatawa under Taskforce Green, which grew into a successful business supplying plants across New Zealand for recovering native wetlands. She was instrumental in the joint venture between MPBI and Generus Living Group for the development of Pacific Coast Retirement Village and the creation of Mangatawa papakainga housing initiative. She has held numerous governance roles and is currently on the Board of Te Awanui Huka Pak Ltd, New Zealand’s largest Māori kiwifruit and avocado growers collective. Ms Werohia-Lloyd has contributed significantly to the development of Māori agriculture and horticulture.