Robyn Bargh, CNZM, Wellington.
For services to Māori language and publishing. Ms Robyn Bargh has been the Managing Director of Huia Publishers since 1991, overseeing the publication of books both nationally and internationally, as well as educational resources for kōhanga, kura kaupapa Māori and wharekura. Through her involvement in publishing, she has sought to revitalise the Māori language by identifying and promoting Māori writers and creating Māori language and teaching and learning materials. In 1995, she established the Pikihuia Awards to identify and foster Māori writing talent in both the English and Māori languages. She was a member of the Establishment Group for Māori TV, a trustee of Te Awhiorangi/Te Reo Māori Television Trust and Chair of Taki Rua Productions. She is a Director of the Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua, Chair of the Māori Literature Trust, and a council member of the Publishers Association of New Zealand. Ms Bargh received the Women in Publishing New Venture Award in 1994 and the Te Waka Toi Te Tohu Toi Kē Award in 2006.