Mr Colin James, CNZM, of Waiheke Island, for services to journalism and public policy
Colin James was a political journalist and commentator on domestic and foreign policy and political and social trends for five decades. He wrote for the Dominion, National Business Review, New Zealand Herald and Otago Daily Times, and was a television and radio commentator. He is Senior Associate of the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, for which he chaired forums on public service, and high-level policy-focused forums. He has written or co-authored eight books. He chaired the Land and Water Forum and Motu Economic and Public Policy Research. He headed the Hugo Group, which interprets and forecasts political, policy and economic trends. Mr James has held two university fellowships and is a Life Member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery and E Tu Union.