Wendy Hawke | |
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 Hawke in 2014 | |
| Born | Wendy Ruth Hawke New Zealand |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Spouse | David Hawke (died. 2013) |
Wendy Ruth Hawke ONZM [1] is a New Zealand adoption advocate. [2] [3] [4] She has been the executive director [5] of Inter-Country Adoption New Zealand, also known as ICANZ, [6] [7] [8] since 1995.
In 2014 she was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to inter-country adoption. [9] [10] [11]
Hawke was a teacher at St Cuthbert's College, Epsom. [12] [13] After adopting her children from Russia she then went onto volunteering at ICANZ. [14] [15] [16] In 1995, Hawke then became the executive director. [9]
Hawke and her husband David were the first New Zealand couple to adopt from Russia in 1992. Hawke has five children. Four adopted from Russia and one son by birth. [17] Her husband died in 2013 after a long illness. [18]
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