Dr Briar Gordon, of Wellington, MNZM, for services to the law and the State
Dr Briar Gordon has worked with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, the Crown Law Office, and the Parliamentary Counsel Office. She has served as an adjunct lecturer in law at Victoria University of Wellington, an author for Brookers Resource Management, and a specialist contributing author on Treaty of Waitangi matters. Dr Gordon has given important service to Treaty of Waitangi claims settlement legislation and presented at international conferences. She has been at the forefront of enabling the translation of New Zealand legislation into te reo Māori and has helped to develop novel forms of redress, such as the vesting of legal personality in Te Urewera and the Whanganui River.