Dr Ella Henry, MNZM, of Auckland, for services to Māori, education and media
Dr Ella Henry is Director of Māori Advancement at Auckland University of Technology’s Business School. She was Head of Puukenga School of Māori Education at Unitech.
She has accumulated knowledge of Māori history, culture and society and contributed to better outcomes for Māori.
She has been involved with the Māori screen industry as a writer, actor, presenter and commentator. She was Chair of Nga Aho Whakaari, the Association of Māori in Screen Production, which she helped establish.
She chaired the Association of Women in Film and Television New Zealand. Dr Henry was a Treaty Negotiator for her iwi, Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa, and was Chair of the Post-Settlement Governance Entity.