Mrs Sue Miller, MNZM, of Wellington, for services to agricultural journalism
Sue Miller became Greymouth Evening Star’s first female journalist in 1971 and went on to work with the Bay of Plenty Times and Northern Advocate, before moving to Wellington.
She held several press and public affairs roles before beginning her involvement with the New Zealand Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators (NZGAJC), where she was national secretary and awards administrator.
Her key contribution was the development of the Guild’s annual journalism awards.
She organised conferences for the Guild’s 50th and 60th anniversaries and spearheaded its hosting of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) World Congress in 2015.
Mrs Miller represented NZGAJC at IFAJ conferences around the world.