Derek Firth, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to arbitration and education
Mr Firth has been President of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) and serves on various AMINZ Panels and Committees. He has represented New Zealand on the ICC International Court of Arbitration and been appointed to assess cases by the World Bank. He is former Chairman of the New Zealand National Committee of the International Court of Arbitration. He is the immediate past Chair of Dilworth Trust Board. Mr Firth has been a Board member of the Melanesian Mission Trust Board, H.E Fairey Trust for Disabled Children, New Zealand Special Air Service Trust, Chinese Language Foundation, and Confucius Institute of New Zealand, and Chair of Kristin School.