Mrs Carrol Elliott, of Auckland, MNZM for services to nursing and the community
Carrol Elliott has worked for more than 50 years as a registered nurse and midwife. She was a tutor of nursing at Cook Hospital and the Auckland Hospital Board. She was one of the founding members of the New Zealand Nurses Union. She served on the Board of Directors and as Senior Hospital Delegate for the New Zealand Nurses Organisation. She wrote a course that was accepted by Auckland University of Technology for registered nurses working in private hospitals. She is a member and former Deputy Chair of the Auckland Council’s Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board. Mrs Elliott is a member of the New Zealand Justices of the Peace Association.