Matutaera Clendon, of Auckland, ONZM for services to Maori
Matutaera Clendon has served Te Rawhiti Marae over the past six decades. He has been a member of Te Rawhiti Māori Committee and is a kaumatua of Te Rawhiti Marae Trustees. He is Chair of 3B2 Ahuwhenua Trust and has overseen conservation projects and pest eradication in the Bay of Islands. He played a significant role in establishing Te Rawhiti Enterprises Ltd, who created a marine reef off Cape Brett to attract divers and regenerate fish levels. He is Deputy President of the World-Polynesian Organisation, which he was instrumental in forming. He supported the formation of the bilingual childcare centre Manaaki Whanau Roopu Tupurangi Te Kohanga Reo. Mr Clendon is Chair of the Board of Trustees of Te Ngaru Whare Akonga, a total immersion childcare centre.