Dame Kerry Leigh Prendergast is a New Zealand politician who served as the 33rd Mayor of Wellington between 2001 and 2010,succeeding Mark Blumsky. She was the second woman to hold the position,after Fran Wilde.
Sir Stephen Robert Tindall is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse,The Warehouse Group,and the Tindall Foundation.
Dame Margaret Kerslake Shields was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. She had three terms in the House of Representatives in the 1980s and was afterwards a member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council,including as chairman.
Dame Margaret Clara Bazley is a New Zealand public servant. She began her career as a psychiatric nurse and rose through the ranks to senior leadership positions at psychiatric hospitals and district health boards. In 1978 she became the Director of Nursing at the Department of Health,the chief nursing position in New Zealand and at that time the most senior position in the public service held by a woman,and in 1984 became the first female State Services Commissioner. She subsequently held top positions at the Department of Transport and the Department of Social Welfare.
Sir John Packard Goulter is a New Zealand business leader based in Northland. He is chairman of the commercial arm of Ngāpuhi,Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company,and was knighted for services to business and the community.
Dame Alcyion Cynthia Kiro;née Simpson;born 1958) is a New Zealand public-health academic,administrator,and advocate,who has served as the 22nd governor-general of New Zealand since 21 October 2021. Kiro is the first Māori woman,the third person of Māori descent to hold the office.
Dianne Christine McCarthy is a New Zealand scientist and professional director,who was the chief executive of the Royal Society of New Zealand between 2007 and 2014. She lives in Blenheim.
Dame Jennifer Barbara Gibbs is a New Zealand philanthropist and art collector,and in 2007 was described as "the most constant champion of contemporary art in New Zealand."
Dame Therese Maria Walsh is a chief executive and business leader from New Zealand. Her particular successes include her roles as the chief operating officer for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and head of the organising body for the 2015 Cricket World Cup,held in Australia and New Zealand.
Dame Alison Burns Quentin-Baxter was a New Zealand public and international lawyer. She advised a number of small island states on the drafting of their constitutional documents.
Dame Judith Helen McGregor is a New Zealand lawyer,journalist,public servant and academic. She is currently a full professor at Auckland University of Technology and chairs the WaitematāDistrict Health Board.
Dame Jocelyn Barbara Fish was a New Zealand women's rights campaigner.
Dame Karen Olive Poutasi is a New Zealand government official.
The 2005 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 6 June 2005.
Dame Rosemary Anne Horton was a New Zealand philanthropist. For more than 40 years she raised money for New Zealand organisations,many of which focus on sick children and women.
Lynette Merle Stewart is a New Zealand executive specialising in governance of health organisations.
Dame Patricia Mary Harrison is a New Zealand educationalist.
Ella Yvette Henry is a New Zealand Māori academic,affiliated with Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa,Ngāti Kuri,and Te Rārawa iwi. In June 2022 she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to Māori,education and media. As of 2022 she is a full professor in the business school at Auckland University of Technology,specialising in Māori media.
Dame Helene Elizabeth Quilter is a retired New Zealand public servant. In 2019,she was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for services to the State,and in 2023 she was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to the public service and the arts.
Judith Estranna Aitken is a former New Zealand public servant and local-body politician. She has served as chief executive of the Ministry of Women's Affairs,chair of the Capital and Coast District Health Board,and a member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
