Dr Josephine Howse, MNZM, of Auckland, for services to education
Dr Josephine Howse was the Auckland Branch President of New Zealand Educational Administration Society before becoming the National President.
She was Head of the Centre for Professional Education with the Auckland Institute of Technology and Head of the Centre for Professional Education at Auckland University of Technology.
As Deputy Chief Executive of the City of Manukau Education Trust, she coordinated the Principal for a Day programme and managed the Manukau Family Literacy Programme and the Pacific SmartCentres project.
She is President of the Royal Commonwealth Society Auckland. Dr Howse is the first and only New Zealander to be elected President of the Commonwealth Council of Education Administration and Management.