Professor Peter Crampton, of Dunedin, CNZM for services to education and health services
Peter Crampton is Pro-Vice-Chancellor in Health Sciences at the University of Otago. He established a Mirror on Society policy to ensure the University trains a health workforce that mirrors the society it serves. He was instrumental in setting up the Division of Health Sciences Pacific Strategy. Through the University, he has supported health and education in the Pacific Islands. He co-developed the New Zealand Deprivation Index over 22 years, enabling a way to measure deprivation and socio-economic status to guide targeted support and improve outcomes across the country. He chaired the Board behind the development of Te Kāika – The Village, enabling the provision of innovative and responsive health, social and education services to the Dunedin community. Professor Crampton assisted in setting up Healthcare Aotearoa in the early 1990s.