Rodney Wilson
Dr Rodney Wilson, of Birkenhead, received the Insignia of a Companion of the NZ Order of Merit for services to musem and art gallery administration, at an investiture ceremony at Government House in Auckland on 20 September 2007. He has been involved with museum and art gallery administration for more than 30 years and was Director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum for 13 years until 2007 and led the major redevelopment of the museum, which reopened in 2006.