Gordon Tietjens
Gordon Tietjens, of Tauranga, received the Insignia of a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby, at an investiture ceremony at Government House in Auckland on 19 September 2007. Mr Tietjens has been the coach of the NZ Sevens Team for more than 12 years. Under his guidance the team won the Rugby World Cup Sevens and gold medals at five Commonwealth Games.