Dorothy McCarrison, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to counselling and restorative justice
Dorothy McCarrison was a member of the Ministry of Justice Restorative Justice pilot programme and, since her retirement from the Education Review Office, has worked as a Family Violence specialist. She led the establishment of the Auckland Restorative Justice Trust Restorative Justice Provider group in Auckland, chaired its management committee, and has led professional development training for its facilitators. She has held a range of Board positions. She set up the Auckland chapter of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors, was a pioneer as a professional school counsellor, and established the Play Centre movement in South Taranaki. Mrs McCarrison is an elder of St Luke’s Church in central Auckland.