Mr Patrick Snedden, of Auckland, MNZM for services to education and Māori
Mr Snedden is the inaugural Chair of the Manaiakalani Education Trust. The Trust supports schools to use advanced digital teaching methods that accelerate learning for students, mostly Māori and Pacific. The Manaiakalani programme is now in 50 schools nationwide, servicing 12,000 students. Previously, Mr Snedden worked as economic advisor for Ngati Whatua ki Orakei. He was a founding director of Mai FM. He was Chief Crown Negotiator for the Muriwhenua and He Toa Takitini Treaty settlements. His book ‘Pakeha and the Treaty, Why it’s our Treaty too’ won the Best New Book Award, Non-Fiction at the New Zealand Book Awards.