Mr Roger Drummond, of Wellington, MNZM for services to rugby and Māori
Mr Roger Drummond is Chairman of the New Zealand Universities Rugby Council and has been a driving force behind numerous overseas tours by New Zealand university teams. His contributions have secured sponsorship and regular competitive fixtures. He is one of New Zealand Rugby’s longest-serving judicial officers. He was a lawyer at Bell Gully and represented a number of iwi in their Treaty claims. He assisted the Toi Māori Charitable Trust with pro bono advice and was instrumental in developing a contract between Toi Māori and the Volkenkunde Museum in Holland to promote Māori art and culture internationally. Mr Drummond is a Board member of the Victoria University Foundation.