Diane Morcom
Diane Morcom, of Wellington, received the Insignia of a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for public services, on 5 September. She was Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council from 2003 to 2008 and was responsible for support of the Cabinet and the Executive Council and for providing advice to Ministers on constitutional, ethical and other centre of government issues. She has also led the Cabinet Office, the Honours Secretariat and Government House teams, and was responsible for the recent publication of the 2008 edition of the Cabinet Manual. In addition, she was Secretary and Registrar of The Order of New Zealand, The New Zealand Order of Merit, and The Queen’s Service Order.