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Influencing a new generation
Taupō’s Dr Lesley Kay Rameka (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tukorehe) is humbled by her King’s Birthday honour of becoming a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Solving the world’s problems
Ātiamuri-based Chris Duggan’s citation for membership of the New Zealand Order of Merit notes her transformative impact on science education in New Zealand.
King’s honours for Taupō residents
Three residents in the greater Taupō district have been honoured with appointments to the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year’s King’s Birthday honours list.
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