Kirsten Finucane
Dr Kirsten Finucane, of Remuera, received the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to medicine, in particular paediatric heart surgery. Dr Finucane is a specialist in paediatric and congenital heart surgery and has been contributing to this field of medicine in New Zealand for 10 years. She was a surgeon at Greenlane Hospital in Auckland and is head of the Paediatric Heart Team at Auckland Starship Hospital, where she performs intricate surgery on new born babies and older children with complex heart problems, saving many lives.