Dr John Delahunt, of Wellington, ONZM for services to endocrinology and the transgender community
Dr John Delahunt has worked as a consultant endocrinologist and as a lecturer at the Wellington Campus of the University of Otago for more than 40 years. He has been an active member of the New Zealand Society of Endocrinology (NZSE), serving as the treasurer and secretary, and as the NZSE representative on the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Adult Medicine Advisory Panel. He has played a vital role in the development of transgender healthcare in New Zealand, providing a significant majority of transgender hormone treatment care in Wellington for more than 25 years. He was one of the first physicians in New Zealand to use gender-affirming hormonal therapy. Dr Delahunt has also been involved with Agender New Zealand, an organisation supporting transgender people and their families.