Miss Beatrice Faumuinā, of Auckland, CNZM for services to sport and governance
Miss Beatrice Faumuinā was an elite athlete, representing New Zealand at four Olympic Games, five Commonwealth Games, and six World Athletics Championships. She served as New Zealand Trade Commissioner and Consul General in New York, and was a member of the New Zealand and Samoa Trade Investment Commission. She has been Trustee of the Spark Foundation, Director of Sport New Zealand, and a member of the Women in Sport Aotearoa Steering Committee and the Westpac Sustainability Expert Advisory Panel. Miss Faumuinā served on the Athletes’ Commissions for the International Association of Athletics Federations, and on the New Zealand Olympic Committee. She co-hosted the podcast ‘Straight Up with Niva and Beatrice Faumuinā’, and was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.