Donna Matahaere-Atariki, of Dunedin, MNZM, for services to Māori and health
Donna Matahaere-Atariki taught at the University of Otago before becoming Education Manager at the Ngāi Tahu Development Corporation and Executive Officer at Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu. She was Executive Director of Arai Te Uru Whare Hauora, Chief Executive of He Oranga Pounamu and part of the National Strategy Group for Early Childhood Education, the National Strategy Group for Race Relations, and the Ministry of Social Development’s National Advisory Council for Families and Community Services. She sits on the Ministry of Health’s NGO Council and the University of Otago Council, chairs Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou, and is a Trustee of Well South Health Network and her local women’s refuge.