Mrs Wendy Hawkings , ONZM, Warkworth
For services to health. Mrs Wendy Hawkings established the Rodney North Harbour Health Trust from her home in 1977. The Trust has now grown to cover an area from the Auckland Harbour Bridge to Whangarei, and it employs 723 full and part-time people. It developed a pilot funding programme in 1987 which now has nationwide application for the provision of home care services. The Trust has been innovative in its approach to in-home care so that patients do not need to be in rest homes or hospitals. Mrs Hawkings is the Chief Executive Officer of the Trust, her involvement spanning 33 years. The Trust has been recognised for the number of its employees who are furthering their education by studying for a national certificate in community support services. Much of the Trust's success is attributed to Mrs Hawkings' leadership and her compassion for the trust's clients. Mrs Hawkings was a recipient of the Queen’s Service Medal in 1998 and is a Justice of the Peace.