Sir Maarten Wevers, Wellington, KNZM, for services to the State
Sir Maarten Wevers was Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 2004 to 2012. He led the Department under two Prime Ministers and through challenging times, especially the Canterbury earthquakes. The Government House Conservation Project was successfully completed under his leadership. He has chaired the Better Public Services Advisory Group, and led the implementation of the review conducted into New Zealand’s intelligence and security agencies. He was Regional Director of New Zealand Post International Limited and General Manager of Government Business for New Zealand Post. He is a former diplomat and served as counsellor to the New Zealand Embassy in Brussels, High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand’s Ambassador to Japan. He was Chair of the APEC Senior Officials Meeting in 1999, during New Zealand's year as APEC host. In 2000 Sir Maarten was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the 1999 APEC summit.