The New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in New Zealand. The NZRL was founded on 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year.
Paul Clayton East is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Sir Wilson James Whineray was a New Zealand business executive and rugby union player. He was the longest-serving captain of the national rugby union team, the All Blacks, until surpassed by Richie McCaw in 2014. Rugby writer Terry McLean considered him the All Blacks' greatest captain.
The Resource Management Act (RMA) passed in 1991 in New Zealand is a significant, and at times, controversial Act of Parliament. The RMA promotes the sustainable management of natural and physical resources such as land, air and water. New Zealand's Ministry for the Environment describes the RMA as New Zealand's principal legislation for environmental management.
The International Rugby League (IRL) is the global governing body for the sport of rugby league football. Previously known as the Rugby League Imperial Board, the International Rugby League Board and latterly the Rugby League International Federation, the IRL is responsible for the Laws of the Game, the development, organisation and governance of rugby leagues internationally, and for the sport's major international tournaments; most notably the Rugby League World Cup.
Mark Rhys Weldon is a New Zealand businessman and swimmer.
Datuk Roger Tan Kor Mee is a Malaysian lawyer. Born on 1 October 1961 in Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.
Dean Robert Lonergan is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer, and current events promoter. He is the promoter of Jeff "The Hornet" Horn who won the WBO Welterweight World Championship against Manny Pacquiao in 2017. He was one of the co promoters for David Tua vs Shane Cameron.
Sir Ronald Ramsay Trotter was one of New Zealand's pre-eminent business leaders. He was knighted for his service to business in 1985.
Sir Noel Crossley Anderson was a New Zealand judge who was President of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand from 2004 to 2006, before being elevated to the Supreme Court. He left office in 2008.
Donald Francis Tricker is a former player and coach of the New Zealand national softball team and senior advisor of high performance coaching at the New Zealand Academy of Sport.
Ray Kenway Haffenden is a New Zealand rugby league administrator and former player and coach who served as the New Zealand Rugby League's chairman. He currently serves as the NZRL vice-chairman.
Cecil Albert Blazey, generally known as Ces Blazey, was a New Zealand rugby union and athletics administrator. During the controversial 1981 Springbok tour he was the NZRFU chairman and spokesman. He has been described as "one of the most outstanding sports administrators New Zealand has seen" and was "regarded internationally as the leading authority on the laws of the game".
Sir Robert Stanley Chambers was a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
Sir David James Carruthers is a long-serving member of the New Zealand legal community. He worked as a lawyer in Wellington, Pahiatua and Palmerston North, before being appointed as a Family Court Judge in 1985. In 2001, Carruthers was appointed as Chief District Court Judge, a position he held until 2005, when he was appointed as the chairman of the New Zealand Parole Board. In 2012, Carruthers joined the Independent Police Conduct Authority as its chairman. Since 2021 Carruthers has been the Independent Implementation Monitor to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the Victorian Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants.
Sir Thomas Harcourt Clarke "Pat" Caughey was a New Zealand rugby union player.
Sir Robert George Mappin Fenwick was a New Zealand environmentalist, businessman and professional director.
The 2009 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 1 June 2009.
Neville Garde Austen Young was a New Zealand lawyer. He served as president of the National Party from 1986 to 1989.
Lynette Merle Stewart is a New Zealand executive specialising in governance of health organisations. She is Māori, of Ngātiwai, Patuharakeke, and Tainui iwi.
