Mr Fa’atili Iosua Esera, of Wellington, MNZM, for services to Pacific education
Fa’atili Iosua Esera was Principal of Mangaweka School, Strathmore Park, Raetihi School, Petone Central and Sutton Park. He established a Samoan bilingual class at Strathmore Park School. He is a founding member and National President of the FAGASA Incorporated, a national organisation of teachers of Samoan. He initiated Samoan Language Week and established the annual Samoan language speech contest for primary and secondary students. Mr Esera was a founding member of the New Zealand Pasifika Principals Association and has been a cultural advisor for Tautau o le Moana, an education programme to improve learning outcomes for Pacific students through strengthening school leadership.