Other recipients living in or from Hawke's Bay are former Woodford House principal Jackie Barron, now of Dunedin and awarded the MNZM for services to sports governance and education; former Fire Service Eastern Region and national commander Paul Baxter, formerly of Napier, now of Waikanae and made a member of the Queen's Service Order (QSO) for service to the New Zealand Fire Service; Waipukurau woman Clarice Andersen, with a QSM for services to the blind and seniors; Railene Mabin, of Waipukurau, for service to Plunket; last Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune editor James Morgan, of Hastings, with a QSM for services to the community, which included being a founder of the Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank digital archive, and Napier music teacher Cara Watson, for services to music.
Among others with Hawke's Bay connections are Dunedin-based veteran actor and presenter Peter Hayden, a former pupil of Hastings' St John's College, and Christchurch man Lee Robinson, who had lived in the Bay as solicitor for the Land Titles office in Napier in 1975-77 and who receives an MNZM for services to the community and sport.
Sir Timoti Karetu is the son of the late Tame Karetu and Mauwhare Taiwera and went to school at Waimarama, Kokako and Huriarau Maori schools and Wellington College, before training at Wellington Teachers' College, and studying at Victoria University, from where he graduated with a BA in 1959.
He started teaching at Taumarunui High School the following year, and spent six years as information officer at the New Zealand High Commission in London, before returning to teaching at Fairfield College in Hamilton, where he also became part-time lecturer at Waikato University, starting a tie to the campus now in its 48th year.
He was Maori Language Commissioner in 1987-1990 and has published the language text Te Reo Rangatira in 1975 and the Concise Maori Dictionary revised in 1984.
