Toesulu Brown
Toesulu Brown, of Mt Albert, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit at an investiture ceremony on 31 March 2009 for services to the Pacific Islands community. Ms Brown has been involved with Pacific Island cultural and organisational activities and the teaching of Samoan language in Auckland for more than 40 years. She is a member of a wide range of organisations, including the Council of Samoan Women. She is also an organiser for the Auckland Secondary Schools Māori and Pacific Island Festival. She has recently been a member of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Writing Panel that drafted the achievement standards and assessment material for NCEA in Samoan. She is a member of the Samoan Teachers' Association and Faalapotopotoga Aoaoina Gagana Samoa i Aotearoa.