Robert Brooke, of Auckland, MNZM for services to education and heritage
Robert Brooke pioneered the ‘Design-and-Build’ mode of teaching and learning, now a mainstay of technology education. He advised the Department of Education and was the National Moderator of the Northern Region, appointed to assess National Standards. He has been National Examiner for Ship, Yacht and Boatbuilding and a member of the Ship, Yacht and Boatbuilding Advisory Committee for Unitec. He has moderated Ship, Yacht and Boatbuilding Trade and Advanced Trade examinations. He has been General Manager of the Boating Industry Training Organisation. Mr Brooke designed and set up the Boatbuilding Training and Apprenticeship Scheme for the Nova Scotia Boatbuilders’ Association in Canada and helped establish the Auckland Traditional Boatbuilding School.