Brian Brooks
Professor Brian Brooks, of Wellington, received the Insignia of an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit for services to education, on 2 September 2008. He was dean of law at Victoria University for 15 years and then professor of law from 2000 to 2004. He has lectured and tutored law at the University of Canterbury, the University of Auckland, and at universities in Australia, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom. He has also been involved in industrial relations and at various times has been general secretary or adviser to several unions.