Mrs Alice Doorbar, QSM of Waitara, for services to health and Māori
In her work at the Waitara Maternity Annex and Taranaki Base Hospital, Mrs Doorbar developed procedures that responded to Māori needs and communicated healthy lifestyle messages to Māori communities. She has delivered cultural competency training at the Taranaki District Health Board, Rest Homes and NGO health service providers. She is involved with the Pukeariki Kaumatua Kaunihera, Te Atiawa Iwi Health Forum, Otaraua Hapu Trust, the Māori Women’s Welfare League, and Te Atiawa Kaumatua Housing Trust, which she chairs. She has also been a member of Te Whare Punanga Korero Trust and Hospice Taranaki.