George Burt, of Katikati, for services to Māori and broadcasting
George Burt helped the lwi of Tauranga Moana to establish their own lwi station in 1992, after a long period of service in radio broadcast. He became pivotal to the establishment of most of the Tribal network of lwi Radio across New Zealand. He was a driver of simultaneous broadcast between radio and the advent of livestream. He was a pioneer in simultaneous translation services for government panels and Treaty of Waitangi hearings. He pioneered the Hakarongo Mai Translation Service implemented by Te Matatini Performing Arts. Mr Burt has continued to train lwi broadcasters, particularly emerging leaders, to become effective and independent managers of their broadcast resources.