Madeline East
Madeline East, of Manukau, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education. She has been the principal at Farm Cove Intermediate School in Auckland for 15 years. She was involved with the Auckland Primary Principals' Association and served on the national executive of the New Zealand Principals' Federation where she was involved in attracting the International Confederation of Principals Conference to Auckland in 2007. She has promoted the resources and the professional development for teachers of English as a Second Language students and is a founding member of the ESOL Advisory Committee. Mrs East has served on other professional bodies, such as the Migrant, Refugee and International Education Team of the Ministry of Education.