Michael Stanley, of Auckland, CNZM, for services to sport
Mr Stanley is President of the New Zealand Olympic Committee and has been a selector for teams attending Olympic, Commonwealth and Paralympic Games. He is a Trustee and Chief Executive of AUT Millennium Institute of Sport and Health in Auckland. He has been a leader in high-performance sport as a former Chairman of the New Zealand Academy of Sport North Island and as a Board member of High Performance Sport New Zealand. Mr Stanley is a world champion and Olympic rower, and was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame with members of the 1982 eight oar crew. He was CEO and a Board member of Rowing New Zealand. He coaches rowing at Westlake Boys High School and is President of the North Shore Rowing Club.