Richard Long, Wellington, ONZM
For services to journalism. Mr Long is a weekly political columnist for The Dominion Post and was previously Editor of The Dominion and The Dominion Post from 1992 to 2002. Prior to this, he worked in the Parliamentary Press Gallery for 20 years, latterly as Political Editor. He was Chair of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and is now a life member. While working in Parliament, he also acted as the New Zealand correspondent for The Times of London and The Australian. He was inaugural Chair of the Newspaper Editors’ Press Freedom Committee, and served as New Zealand Chair of the Commonwealth Press Union.