Dame Susan Glazebrook and Ms Denise Messiter, of Thames, ONZM for services to Māori and health
Denise Messiter (Ngāti Pūkenga ki Waiau) has developed and delivered kaupapa Māori family and sexual violence support and prevention services. She helped establish Te Whāriki Manawāhine o Hauraki Māori Women’s Refuge in Hauraki and is its General Manager. She led establishment of the Hauraki Housing Network and the Pātaka Kai food rescue service in Paeroa. She helped establish the Hauraki Māori Trust Board. She led establishment of the Hauraki Māori-owned health service Te Korowai Hauroa O Hauraki and was its CEO. She is involved with government advisory groups regarding sexual and family violence. She refocused Hauraki Māori Trust Board’s social services into the Whānau Development Group. She led the establishment of Whānau Ora for Hauraki. Ms Messiter has supported indigenous communities and organisations in South Africa and Australia.