The late Mauriora Kingi is among those whose achievements will be celebrated at investiture ceremonies in Auckland next week.
Mr Kingi was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honours last year, just days before he died suddenly at the age of 53.
Mr Kingi was the Rotorua Lakes Council's director of kaupapa Maori and after his death was described as one of the district's "taonga" by mayor Steve Chadwick.
Jaap Van Dorsser. Photo/File
Also receiving investitures at Government House will be Rotorua's Hariata Paikea who was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to health and Maori in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours and Jaap Van Dorsser who awarded the Queen's Service Medal for services to the environment.
The Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy and Sir David Gascoigne will host three ceremonies at Government House - Wednesday at 2.30pm and Thursday at 10am and 2.30pm.
