Tione Haunui
Tione Haunui, of Ngaruawahia, received the Insignia of a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to Maori, on 25 September 2008. He is a leading kaumatua, renowned orator, and adviser to Tainui. He has worked with the Tainui Maori Trust Board, is the chief kaumata for Kingi Tuheitia, the Tainui Confederation of Tribes, the Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust, Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga, and the Hamilton Maori Women’s Welfare League, and is a kaumatua representative for Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu.