Ms Denise Torrey, of Christchurch, MNZM for services to education
Ms Denise Torrey has been President of the Canterbury Primary Principals’ Association (CPPA) and President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation, helping to shape policy, strengthen profession networks, and advocate for schools and Principals across the country. She created the CPPA Middle Leaders Programme, and has worked with the Education Review Office, New Zealand Council for Education Research and the Teachers’ Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. She contributed to Mana Ake – Stronger for Tomorrow, a mental health and wellbeing initiative supporting children in Canterbury and Kaikōura. She helped establish the Primary Principals’ Collective Bargaining Union and is Principal Support Officer. Her contributions were recognised with a Woolf Fisher Fellowship and a leadership study visit to Harvard University.