Dame Cindy and Ms Sharon Morgan, of Waipu, MNZM for services to the community, the arts and rugby
Sharon Morgan has been a trustee for numerous community groups. As a Trustee of Whangarei Art Museum Trust, she shepherded the development and governance of the Hundertwasser and Te Wairau Māori Art Centre. She has mentored emerging artists. She supported Kiwi North’s completion of two major building projects. She was the first female President of the Northland Rugby Union. She has been an ambassador for Rugby for Life and Secretary for the New Zealand Vikings Rugby Club. She drove fundraising efforts to save the Te Oruoru Sports and Recreation Centre at Pakotai from being demolished. Ms Morgan was a Whangarei District councillor, with two terms as Deputy Mayor.