Te Rangikaheke Bidois, Rotorua, QSM, for services to Māori
Ms Te Rangikaheke Bidois is the chief negotiator for Te Maru o Ngāti Rangiwewehi and has been leading Treaty negotiations with the Crown since 2008. Under her direction and leadership Ngāti Rangiwewehi signed joint Terms of Negotiation (Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Tapuika, Ngāti Rangiteaorere) with the Crown in 2009 and signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown in 2011. Her leadership played a crucial role in attaining the best results for the Ngāti Rangiwewehi claimant community. Ms Bidois has worked at the Rotorua District Council as Community Projects Officer, and is a trustee of the Mangorewa Kaharoa Te Taumata Trust, which administers two blocks of land between Rotorua and Tauranga.