Heneriata Maxwell, Lower Hutt, QSM
For services to Te Kōhanga Reo. Mrs Maxwell was involved in establishing the first Kohanga Reo, Pukeatua, in 1982 and has continued her involvement with this Māori language family programme for 29 years. She was a consultant for the University of British Columbia in Canada, helping to establish a bi-lingual approach to education. She was employed by the former Department of Maori Affairs to establish the Tu Tangata programmes and set up management groups.