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Ardern said Durie and Salmond were named for their enormous contributions to the country.
“Professors Anne Salmond and Mason Durie are rightly recognised for their enormous contributions to New Zealand in many fields, including science and social science across Maori education and health.
“The country is richer for their contributions,” she said.
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Sir Mason Durie became a Member of the Order of New Zealand.
“Dave Dobbyn is responsible for some of our most popular Kiwi anthems and has been part of the music industry for five decades,” Ardern said of the
Slice of Heaven singer.
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Professor Juliet Gerrard, and Professor Cynthia Kiro who led the development of a formal te reo Māori policy at the University of Auckland have been named Dame Companions.