From managing premiere national sporting teams to running secondary girls' high schools, nothing is too much for Jacqueline Barron.
The former Woodford House principal has become a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her service to sports governance and education, in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.
Mrs Barron said the news came as a "real surprise" and was very humbling.
"It has been a privilege to work and support students and teams over the years and the two areas run very parallel to one another."
Mrs Barron was manager of the Black Ferns when they won the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup and the Silver Ferns netball team from 2005-2009, when they won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.