Ms Bronwyn Hayward, of Wellington, ONZM for services to people with disabilities and the arts
Bronwyn Hayward was born with the spinal condition diastemietiamyelia. She has danced with national mixed-ability troupe Touch Compass and advocated setting up an integrated mixed-ability dance company in Wellington. She wrote, produced and starred in the short dance film ‘Beauty’, supported by New Zealand Ballet. She wrote Dance Aotearoa New Zealand’s Disability and Dance Strategy in 2010. She has volunteered with CCS – Disability Action, Disability Rights Promotion International, Disabled Persons Assembly, Youthline, and New Zealand Disabled Skiers. She co-wrote and presented ‘Inside Out’, a TVNZ show raising awareness of disability issues. She has designed and led disability youth leadership programmes, undertaken accessibility inspections and reports, and worked with DHBs on disability strategies. Ms Hayward was Disability Support Counsellor at Victoria University of Wellington.