Ms Margareth Broodkoorn, ONZM, of Haruru, for services to health and Māori
Margareth Broodkoorn has worked with Māori health and community providers to mentor nurses and support Māori nurses across New Zealand.
She chaired Tamaki Makaurau Nurse Leaders Roopu and has worked with Māori health providers in Northland, Manukau Institute of Technology and Auckland University.
She has been an executive member of The National Council of Māori Nurses and a member of the Health Workforce New Zealand Nursing Advisory Group.
She has had extensive involvement with the Nursing Council of New Zealand. She sponsored Ngā Manukura o Āpōpō, the national Māori nursing and midwifery clinical leadership workforce programme.
She was the first Māori appointed as Chief Nursing Officer with the Ministry of Health.
During the pandemic, Ms Broodkoorn established and led the Infection Prevention and Control Team for the COVID-19 response.