Joseph Malcolm
Joseph Malcolm, of Rotorua, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori. He was contracted to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage's History Unit to assist with translating sections on Māori history and the influence of early Māori pioneers in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography into Māori and was the Senior Project Manager (Māori) during the construction of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. He was involved in all capacities in establishing the Manu Kōrero programme at the University of Waikato. He voluntarily planned and supervised the building of the wharenui, wharekai at Waikohatu Marae. Mr Malcolm was the chairman of the Tororua Māori-Police Advisory Board and of some 13 Māori land trusts for more than 25 years.