Lisa Carrington gets Order of Merit (video)

Lisa Carrington after receiving the the MNZM, for services to kayaking, at the investiture ceremony, Government House, Wellington. 20 March 2014. New Zealand Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell

Olympic gold medal winner Lisa Carrington took a rare day off from kayak training to accept an honour from the Governor-General. The 24-year-old was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to kayaking