Investitures - Tuesday 15 September 2009 (morning)

  • <span class="title">Ngarau Tarawa - haka</span><br/>Two young relatives of honours recipient Ngarau Tarawa, of Taumarunui, studying at Hato Petera College in Auckland joined with fellow school mates to give Mrs Tarawa a haka of welcome when she arrived at Government House Auckland for her investiture.
  • <span class="title">Shirley Patton</span><br/><p> Shirley Patton, of North Shore, pictured with Commodore Bruce Pepperell, Deputy Chief of Navy, received the Distinguished Service Decoration for services to the New Zealand Defence Force.  Warrant Officer Patton (then as a Chief Petty Officer) joined HMNZS Te Mana in 2007 as the ship's Naval Policeman, a role she had previously filled on HMNZS Te Kaha during an operational deployment to the Middle East.  She was required to take up this new appointment within a short period of time and provided both knowledge and experience to ensure that the new ship's company acquired the necessary operational capabilities needed for deployment to the Arabian Gulf.  A combination of the ship's major maintenance period in late 2007, together with significant personnel changes, saw HMNZS Te Mana at a very basic level of aviation capability in early 2008.  She played a key role in fully restoring this capability.  During the ship's deployment, in addition to her role of maintaining discipline onboard, she acted as a mentor and adviser to the younger members of the ship's company.  Warrant Officer Patton also set a personal example for the junior female ratings, particularly with her attitude towards service at sea. </p>
  • <span class="title">Raymund Williams</span><br/>Raymund Williams, of Tauranga, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the community.  He was the schoolboy coach of the Melville Rugby Club.  He has been involved with the Lions clubs in Hamilton and Rotorua, where he has held a number of offices, including Secretary and President for some 30 years.  He has also been active with the St Mary's Catholic Church in Tauranga and served as President of the Parish Council and as a member of a number of management committees.  Mr Williams also assists with the annual collection for the Cancer Society and the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind.
  • <span class="title">Sally Macauley</span><br/><p> Sally Macauley, of Kaikohe, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to local body affairs and the community.  She was chair of the Western and Kaikohe Community Boards and is Deputy Mayor of the Far North District Council.  She is a member of the Northland District Health Board, where she is the chairperson of its Community and Public Health Advisory Committee.  She is a visiting justice to the Northland Corrections Facility and an appointed community representative to Work and Income New Zealand's Benefits Review Committee.  She serves on the executive of the Bay of Islands Aged and Care Organisation.  Mrs Macauley is also actively involved with the Kaikohe Business Association and many other local charitable organisations and fundraising projects. </p>
  • <span class="title">Pamela Fauvel</span><br/><p> Pamela Fauvel, of Auckland, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to youth.   She has been a member of the board of Variety for many years and is President.  She has served on the Grants and Finance Committees and the Friends of Variety Committee.  She is also a trustee of the Strong Parents Strong Children Foundation, which provided courses for the parents of children with or recovering from serious illness.  She is also a trustee of the Further Chance Charitable Trust, attached to Auckland Girls' Grammar School that supports teenage mothers.  Mrs Fauvel was a trustee of Ngaki Tamariki Charitable Trust for 20 years; an organisation developing young New Zealanders playing of golf. </p>
  • <span class="title">Lorna Dyall</span><br/><p> Dr Lorna Dyall, of Auckland, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to Māori health.  Dr Dyall worked at the Department of Health, where she was instrumental in instigating the development of Māori health services.  She also worked with the Wellington Area Health Board, where she developed Māori and mental health services.  She has been influential in classifying problem gambling as a mental health and addiction issue, and conducted research into the effectiveness of treatment services for problem gambling.  She has been a member of several gambling related organisations, including the Health Sponsorship Council's Public Health Advisory Group.  Dr Dyall has conducted research into the prevalence of strokes and other common chronic health problems in the community and has been a judge at the Te Matarau Māori Health Awards. </p>
  • <span class="title">Murray Carey</span><br/><p> Murray Carey, of Whitianga, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to brass bands and soccer.   He has been an active member of the City of Sails Auckland Brass for many years; a band which has won the New Zealand Champion Band title on 14 occasions, the Champion Band of Australia five times, and was the World Champion Band in 1981.  He is the drum major, drill instructor, and stage manager and has been a member of the Executive Committee.  He represented New Zealand in the National Band of New Zealand in 1974 and 1976.  He has also been a member of the Tauranga Fire Brigade Band and the Mt Roskill Municipal Band.  Mr Carey has also been refereeing soccer for more than 30 years. </p>
  • <span class="title">Ngarau Tarawa</span><br/><p> Ngarau Tarawa, of Taumarunui, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and community education.  She is the founder and chief executive of Te Waka Pu Whenua; the Māori Adult and Community Education Centre.  She has also been involved with many adult education organisations, including as an executive member of the National REAP Association and as a panel member of Community Learning Aotearoa New Zealand.  She set up the Nga Kaumātua o Te Mauri Atawhai community networks; a monthly hui where representatives from key community organisations meet.  Mrs Tarawa also established the Taumarunui Hospital Whānau Room and has been involved in raranga harakeke (flax weaving) programmes </p>
  • <span class="title">Graeme Sinclair </span><br/>Graeme Sinclair, of Auckland, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to television.  He has presented the television series of <i>Gone Fishin'</i> since 1993.  The programme has been shown on Air New Zealand in-flight services and sold to networks in Australia, Europe, Great Britain, and the United States of America.  He has also produced the documentaries, including <i>Dive: Treasure from the Three Kings</i>, and <i>Graeme's Biggest Fish Tales</i>.  He also produced the documentary <i>Antarctic Encounters: Toothfish and Colossal Squid</i>, about the capture of the colossal squid displayed at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.  Mr Sinclair has written a number of books, including <i>New Zealand:</i> <i>A Wild Place to Play, Gone Fishin' </i>and more recently <i>Still Fishin': the Best from 15 years of Gone Fishin'.</i>
  • <span class="title">Roshan Nauhria</span><br/><p> Roshan Nauhria, of Auckland, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and the community.  Mr Nauhria, pictured with Hon Pansy Wong, Minister of Ethnic Affairs, and members of his family,  has been active in the Auckland community for a number of years.  He owns two construction products factories in Auckland; employing some 60 people.  He is active in various Indian associations.  He is a founding member of the first Hindu temple in Auckland and is the President of United Indianz, which he helped to organise celebrations to mark the 60th Indian Independence Day in Auckland.  Mr Nauhria is also involved in religious organisations, such as the Sikh Gurdwaras in Hamilton, Otahuhu, and Papatoetoe. </p>
  • <span class="title">Ross Miller</span><br/>Ross Miller, of Kaitaia, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community.  He was the bursar at King's College in Auckland from 1989 to 2003.  He was involved in the organisation of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the United States 2nd Marine Division to New Zealand in World War II.  He has worked continuously to seek a resolution to the effect of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans' health and their families and in development of the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Crown, the Ex-Vietnam Veterans' Association and the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association.  He helped establish the Ex-Vietnam Service Association Children's and Grandchildren's Trust. 
  • <span class="title">Frank Godbert</span><br/><p> Frank Godbert, of Kerikeri, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to yachting.  He has taught yachting skills, water safety and marine environment courses.  He has been involved with the Yachting New Zealand Learn to Sail Programme and a facilitator of the Dinghy and Keelboat Learn to Sail Programmes.  He was instrumental in the establishment of the Kerikeri Cruising Club Learn to Sail Programme.  He developed the Kerikeri High School Sailing Academy in 1999.  He has coached many sailing teams since 1963 some of whom have become New Zealand representative sailors and Olympians.  He helped develop the NCEA Sailing Programme and was involved in the introduction of teams racing to New Zealand and in the establishment of the New Zealand Teams Racing Association.  Mr Godbert is the President of the Northland Yachting Association. </p>
  • <span class="title">Doug Baldwin</span><br/><p> Doug Baldwin, of Hamilton, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community.  He has been associated with the New Zealand National Fieldays Society for all this time, and has served as President.  He has been the chairman of the Events Committee of the Mystery Creek Events Centre for more than ten years.  He is also the chairman of the National Boatshow held at Mystery Creek, and is the co-chair of the Hosting Committee of the New Zealand National Fieldays.  He has been associated with the organisation of a number of Hamilton City Council and Waipa District Council events, including scouting jamborees.  He was also involved with other organisations, including the Farmworld Society and Te Rapa Branch of Federated Farmers.  </p>
  • <span class="title">Graeme Williams</span><br/><p> Colonel Graeme Williams, of Auckland, received the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force.  Colonel Williams, pictured with Major General Rhys Jones, Chief of Army, has served in the New Zealand Army since 1972, in a variety of regimental, staff and training appointments, including two postings with the New Zealand Special Air Service.  He has undertaken peacekeeping duties, including to the Commonwealth Monitoring Force Rhodesia, the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation in the Middle East and with the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.  He has served with distinction in all these missions, including as the UN chief military liaison officer in Timor-Leste from 2006 to 2008, where he was responsible for the command and leadership of the multi-national observer contingent and the local and international support staff.  </p>
  • <span class="title">Ronald Chan</span><br/><p> Ronald Chan, of Manukau, received the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business.  Mr Chan, pictured with the Hon Pansy Wong, Minister of Ethnic Affairs, and members of his family, has been involved in the fruit and vegetable trade in Auckland for more than 50 years.  He co-founded Vege World in 1991 and went on to establish the Fruit World franchise in 2001.  Fruit World is the largest independent franchisee green grocer store in New Zealand.  In 2005, he was awarded the Roger Davies Trophy for service to the Horticulture Industry and in 2008, was recognised with a New Zealand Summer Fruit Industry Award for his long contribution to the industry; the first time the New Zealand Summer Fruit Industry has recognised an individual outside the fruit growing sector.  Mr Chan has also been involved in Chinese opera and has been instrumental in fostering local singers, bringing performances to New Zealand, and donating the proceeds from shows to various New Zealand charitable organisations. </p>
  • <span class="title">Peter Parr</span><br/><p> Peter Parr, of Cambridge, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the community.  He has served Rotary at a club, district, and international level and as a district governor.  He initiated and developed the Rotary Friendship Exchange Programme for his district and organised New Zealand wide fundraising for PolioPlus laboratories in India.  He has also been significantly involved with other community organisations.  He was the Chair of the Riverlea Theatre and Arts Centre and the Vice-Chairman of the New Zealand Child Development Foundation.  He served as headmaster of Dilworth School in Auckland and St Peter's School in Cambridge for 23 years.  </p>
  • <span class="title">Kaa Williams</span><br/><p> Kaa Williams, of Auckland, received the Insignia of a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for services to Māori.  Mrs Williams has contributed to Māori locally and nationally in many capacities for more than 30 years.  She has taught te reo for all of this time and was involved in the establishment of the first bilingual school in New Zealand; the precursor to kōhanga reo.  She is a Māori language examiner for the Māori Language Commission and is a consultant for Māori language television programmes, including the children's television series Manu Rere.  She is a founding member of the Tūhoe Education Authority and translated the NCEA social studies curriculum into Māori. </p>

The Governor-General, Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, and Lady Satyanand, hosted an investiture ceremony at Government House Auckland in the morning of 15 September 2009.