Dr Anne Bardsley, MNZM, for services to science and the State
Dr Anne Bardsley worked as a senior analyst for the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, undertaking research that led to the Chief Science Advisor’s methamphetamine report. She was the primary author on reports regarding the safety of water fluoridation and on asbestos contamination after the Christchurch earthquake, and was the principal researcher and author of the Conservation and Environmental Science Roadmap. Dr Bardsley has been a key player in establishing the reputation and relevance of the science advisory system in New Zealand. She served on the Committee for science advice in emergencies for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development from 2016 to 2018, and is currently an advisor for the International Network for Government Science Advice. She played a significant role in developing the New Zealand Risk Register and recently chaired the Ministry for the Environment’s panel on National Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework. Dr Bardsley is Deputy Director of Koi Tū: the Centre for Informed Futures at the University of Auckland.