Mrs Elizabeth Whiting, of Auckland, MNZM for services to costume design
Mrs Elizabeth Whiting has designed costumes for every major theatre company in New Zealand, including the Auckland Theatre Company since its inception in 1992, as well as multiple dance companies and New Zealand Opera. She has worked with Indian Ink and F.C.C (a collective of Pasifika theatre makers) and the dance companies Limbs, Black Grace and Okareka. She twice represented New Zealand at the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space. She has won several accolades for her work. Mrs Whiting is committed to mentoring the next generation of designers, many of whom have gone on to be high-impact costumiers.