Dr Heather Came-Friar, MNZM, of Auckland, for services to Māori, education and health
Dr Heather Came-Friar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health at Auckland University of Technology. She founded and is co-chair of STIR: Stop Institutional Racism. She has convened think tanks and symposiums for anti-racism, and co-convened Anti-Racism Master Classes. She has led initiatives such as Te Tiriti Futures – Anti-Racism Webinar Series. She has a decades-long involvement with the Pākehā Tiriti workers movement. She co-published ‘Critical Tiriti Analysis’, a methodology to assess Te Tiriti compliance. She has held various roles with the New Zealand Public Health Association. Dr Came-Friar chaired the Parliamentary Review of the National Cervical Screening Programme and is a Fellow of the Health Promotion Forum.