Rodger Haines, of Auckland, ONZM for services to refugee and human rights law
Rodger Haines was one of the original appointees to the Refugee Status Appeal Authority and remained a member until its disestablishment, including time as Deputy Chair. Several of his decisions have been cited with approval by the House of Lords (now the United Kingdom Supreme Court). He was Adjunct Lecturer in Law at the University of Auckland. As Chair of the Human Rights Review Tribunal, he has tackled nuanced human rights issues. For many years, he compiled and maintained the New Zealand Refugee Law website. He has participated in the Michigan Colloquium process in which refugee law scholars, judges and students come together to produce the Michigan Guidelines on aspects of refugee law. Mr Haines has also participated in a number of projects with the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency.