Evelyn Tobin
Evelyn Tobin, of Massey, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit at an investiture ceremony on 1 April 2009 for services to te reo. She has developed a number of achievement standards, assessment resources, and teachers’ handbooks for the National Certificate of Education Achievement. She was a national moderator of Te Reo Māori for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and a taskforce member for the Māori Language National Qualifications Framework. Ms Tobin is a member of the Mā Te Reo Fund and the Māori Language Commission and is a Māori language consultant for television.