Mr Mike Kawana, of Masterton, MNZM for services to Māori and the community
Mr Mike Kawana (Rangitāne, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Arawa) is the Rangatira Kaumātua of Ngāti Hāmua and Rangitāne o Wairarapa, and helped lead the Rangitāne Treaty Settlement process. He has served on the Masterton Police Advisory Board, the Wellington Police Advisory Board, and on the District Police Māori Focus Forum. He supported the development of the alternative restorative Te Pae Oranga Project, and has provided tikanga programmes for probation services and the Department of Corrections. He guided the installation of tukutuku and carvings in the Masterton Police Station, and helped revitalise the Wairarapa Māori Warden network. Mr Kawana has been President of the Wairarapa Country Music Club, Chair of the Pioneer Rugby Club, and led Rangitāne as host of Te Matatini.