Dame Karen Sewell | |
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 Sewell in 2016 | |
| Born | 1944or1945(age 78–79) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
Dame Karen Margaret Sewell DNZM QSO (born 1944or1945) [1] is a New Zealand educator and public servant. In the 2012 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to the State, [2] and in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education. [3]
Dame Sukhinder Kaur Gill Turner, commonly known as Sukhi Turner, is an Indian-born-New Zealand politician who served as the Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand, from 1995 until her retirement from the position in 2004. She was also regarded by some as New Zealand's most prominent politician from the country's Indian community.
Dame Malvina Lorraine Major is a New Zealand opera soprano.
Sir Stephen Robert Tindall is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse, The Warehouse Group, and the Tindall Foundation.
Dame Paula Rae Rebstock is an Auckland-based consultant and company director who served as the Chair of the New Zealand Commerce Commission until March 2009. Originally from Montana in the United States, Rebstock has lived in New Zealand since 1987.
Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi is a New Zealand advocate of Māori language education and the Kōhanga Reo movement.
Dame Rosanne Philippa Meo is a New Zealand businesswoman based in Auckland.
Dame Ellen Adrienne Stewart, Lady Stewart is a New Zealand arts patron.
Dame Areta Koopu is a New Zealand social worker and Māori activist. She was a member of the New Zealand Māori Council from 1987 to 1992, National President of the Māori Women's Welfare League from 1993 to 1996, and a Human Rights Commissioner from 1996 to 2001.
Dame Peggy Gwendoline Koopman-Boyden is a New Zealand gerontologist. A professor of social gerontology at the University of Waikato, she was accorded the title of professor emeritus when she retired in 2016.
Sir Christopher Robert Mace is a New Zealand businessman. In the 2005 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the Antarctic and the community, and in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to science and education.
Dame Jocelyn Barbara Fish was a New Zealand women's rights campaigner.
Dame Pieter Ane Stewart is a New Zealand businesswoman. In the 1980s, she established her own promotions company and modelling agency, and was the associate editor of New Zealand Fashion Quarterly from 1985 to 1987.
Dame Temuranga Batley-Jackson, known as June Jackson, was a New Zealand Māori activist and public servant.
Dame Anna Louisa de Launey Crighton is a New Zealand heritage campaigner and historian, and former local-body politician in Christchurch.
Dame Alison Mary Roxburgh was a New Zealand women's rights advocate and community leader.
Dame Karen Olive Poutasi is a New Zealand government official.
Dame Patricia Mary Harrison is a New Zealand educationalist.
Dame Alison Mae Paterson is a New Zealand businesswoman. In 1979, she became the first woman to sit on the board of a publicly listed company in New Zealand.
Dame Judith Anne Kilpatrick is a retired New Zealand nursing academic. After serving as head of the nursing school at the Auckland Institute of Technology, she moved to the University of Auckland, where she co-founded the School of Nursing in 1999.
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