The Pacific Islands Families Study is a long-running,cohort study of 1398 children of Pacific Islands origin born in Auckland,New Zealand during the year 2000. The cohort of participants was selected from babies born between 15 March 2000 and 17 December 2000 at Middlemore Hospital with at least one parent identifying as having Pacific Islands origin.
The Marsden Medal is a yearly award given by the New Zealand Association of Scientists. It is named after Sir Ernest Marsden and honours "a lifetime of outstanding service to the cause or profession of science,in recognition of service rendered to the cause or profession of science in the widest connotation of the phrase." It rivals the Rutherford Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Miriam Cather Simpson is a New Zealand-American physics/chemistry academic and entrepreneur. She is currently a professor at the University of Auckland,a joint appointment between the physics and chemistry departments. She is the founder of the Photon Factory laser lab at the University of Auckland and the chief science officer for two spin-off companies,Engender Technologies and Orbis Diagnostics. She is an Associate Investigator for the Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies and an Emeritus Investigator for the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. She was awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi Pickering Medal in 2019. She has a strong focus on teaching,mentoring and public outreach and is an outspoken advocate for issues of gender equality and ethics in science.
The 2009 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand,on the advice of the New Zealand government,to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders,and to celebrate the passing of 2008 and the beginning of 2009. They were announced on 31 December 2008.
Clíona NíMhurchú is a New Zealand population nutrition academic. She is currently a professor at the University of Auckland and Nutrition Lead at the National Institute for Health Innovation.
Margaret Ellen Fairbairn-Dunlop is a Samoan-New Zealand academic. She is the first person in New Zealand to hold a chair in Pacific studies.
Janis Paterson is a New Zealand academic. She is currently a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology.
The 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand,celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II,were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand,on the advice of the New Zealand government,to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 5 June 2017.
The 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand,celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II,were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand,on the advice of the New Zealand government,to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 2 June 2014.
Lesley Margaret Elizabeth McCowan is a New Zealand medical researcher and academic specialising in maternal health. She is currently a full professor and head of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Auckland.
The 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand,celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II,were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand,on the advice of the New Zealand government,to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 4 June 2018.
Professor Rhema Vaithianathan is a New Zealand academic who specialises in the field of health economics,and big data. She is a Professor in the School of Economics at Auckland University of Technology and is a co-director of the Centre for Social Data Analytics within that school.
Clare Elizabeth Collins is an Australian dietician who is Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle. She serves as Director for Research in the School of Health Sciences and Deputy Director of the Priority Research Centre. She was awarded the 2017 Hunter Medical Research Institute Researcher of the Year and is a Fellow of Dietitians Australia.
The 2002 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand,on the advice of the New Zealand government,to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders,and to celebrate the passing of 2001 and the beginning of 2002. They were announced on 31 December 2001.
The Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study (GUiNZ) is New Zealand's largest ongoing cohort study. It recruited and follows 6,846 New Zealand children born between 2009 and 2010—approximately 11 per cent of all children born in the country in that period. The project aims to create an in-depth summary of what life is like for children in New Zealand,and what factors affect their happiness,health,and development. The study also seeks to represent the diversity of modern-day New Zealand families,filling in current knowledge gaps on the health and wellbeing of Māori,Pasifika,and other communities. The study is run from the University of Auckland and is funded primarily by the New Zealand Government.
Lynnette Robin Ferguson is a New Zealand academic,and as of 2021 is an emeritus professor at the University of Auckland. Ferguson has been a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi since 2016.
Ruth Lois Huenemann was an American public health nutritionist. She was a pioneer in the study of childhood obesity. Huenemann was a professor at the University of California,Berkeley and she was the chair of the Department of Social and Administrative Health Sciences in the School of Public Health.
Hendrika Martine Crezee,known as Ineke Crezee,is a New Zealand linguist. She is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology,specialising in healthcare interpreting and in the education of interpreters and translators.
Dame Teuila Mary Percival is a New Zealand paediatrician and health researcher. She was co-founder of South Seas Healthcare in South Auckland in 1999,and has advocated for Pacific children's health in New Zealand and the Pacific region.
Ofanaite Ana Dewes is a New Zealand academic,and an Associate Investigator at the Maurice Wilkins Centre and a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland,New Zealand.
