The Reverend Wayne Toleafoa, of Havelock North, KSM for services to Pacific communities
The Reverend Wayne Toleafoa was the first Pacific Islander to receive a Master of Theology from Oxford University. He was minister of the Presbyterian Parish of Kurow, Mount Albert Presbyterian Church and Te Atatu Union Parish. He was New Zealand Army Chaplain, Principal Chaplain of the Royal New Zealand Navy and Moderator of the Northern Presbytery. He is currently with St Columba's Presbyterian Church Havelock North, where he has driven an Eco-Church initiative. He serves on Iona College’s Board of Governors.
Reverend Toleafoa was active with the Polynesian Panthers in the 1970s, working for social change for Pacific communities.