Tim Haiselden, MNZM, Wellington
For services to acupuncture. Mr Tim Haiselden has provided services to acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in New Zealand for many years. He was the former President of the New Zealand Register of Acupuncturists from 1989 to 1991. Following this role, he continued to serve the council of this organisation as Chair of its Statutory Regulation Committee from 1992 to 2007. He has been involved in the establishment of acupuncturists as ACC-funded treatment providers, having acupuncture covered by health practitioner regulation legislation, and in the development of New Zealand Qualification Authority-approved courses for acupuncture. Mr Haiselden was also involved in establishing links with international acupuncture organisations.