To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
BROSNAHAN, Mrs Jo Anne, QSO
For services to governance and business
Mrs Jo Brosnahan founded Pūmanawa Kaiārahi - Leadership New Zealand (LNZ) in 2003, serving more than a decade as Chair and is currently Chair of the Ambassadors.
Over 18 years LNZ has produced around 700 alumni from across the diversity of New Zealand leaders, including business, iwi, community and social services nationally, contributing to a connected culture of leadership in New Zealand. Mrs Brosnahan is an experienced chair and director and has steered a wide range of organisations and projects to successful outcomes serving the wider community, in education, research, local government and infrastructure. She chaired Northpower Fibre from 2011, Maritime New Zealand from 2018, and urban design and engineering consultancy firm Harrison Grierson since 2019. She was the Founding Chair of Taitokerau Education Trust in Northland from 2014 to 2019, supporting digital learning in low decile schools. She is an Advisory Board member of Auckland University’s Centre for Brain Research and is a past chair of Landcare Research New Zealand. She develops future leaders and directors through programme development, teaching and mentoring. From 1991 to 2004 Mrs Brosnahan was a CEO in regional government, including five years with Northland Regional Council and eight years with Auckland Regional Council.
HONOURS
Companion of the Queen’s Service Order for Public Services, Queen’s Birthday 2005
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
PERCIVAL, Dr Teuila Mary, QSO
For services to health and the Pacific community
Dr Teuila Percival is a paediatrician and researcher who has been a strong advocate for Pacific children’s health in New Zealand and the wider Pacific region for 30 years.
Dr Percival is a founding member and Deputy Chair of South Seas Healthcare (SSH), a community health service providing care to Pacific peoples in Auckland since 1999. She chaired SSH from 2014 to 2022, growing the healthcare provider to be the largest of its kind in Ōtara and Papatoetoe, providing services to more than 120,000 people. She was a founding member of the Pacific Medical Association (PMA) in 1996 and is a past president. Through SSH and PMA, she was a leading clinician for the 2009 Samoa tsunami disaster response and provided paediatric support in Vanuatu following Cyclone Pam in 2015 and the 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa. She helped create the Mana Kids clinics at 88 primary and intermediate schools in Ōtara, Māngere, Manurewa, Franklin and Papakura, with SSH a registered clinic based in the nine largest South Auckland schools. She served as a member of the World Health Organisation’s Emergency Medical Teams Maternal Newborn Child Health Technical Advisory Group between 2017 and 2019. She has been the Director of Moana Connect, researching and advocating for Pacific women’s and children’s health in New Zealand and the Pacific region. Dr Percival was a Board member of the Health Promotion Agency from 2018 to 2022 and chaired the Auckland DHB Community and Public Health Advisory Committee from 2020 to 2022.
HONOURS
Companion of the Queen’s Service Order, Queen’s Birthday 2010
To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
QUILTER, Ms Helene Elizabeth, QSO
For services to the public service and the arts
Ms Helene Quilter retired in 2023 after 45 years in the public service and was recognised as a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order in 2019 for her services to the state.
Following her term as Secretary of Defence from 2012 to 2019, Ms Quilter was re-appointed Deputy Public Service Commissioner of Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission (PSC) until 2023, having previously been Deputy Commissioner, State Services Commission from 2007 to 2012. As Deputy Public Service Commissioner, she was delegated primary responsibility for the appointment of Public Service Chief Executives, performance reviews, training and development and succession planning. She has been an advocate for diversity and inclusion in public sector appointments. She supported the Public Service Commissioner in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She conducted a review into Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s workplace culture and complaint handling practices. Outside of public service, she has supported and participated in New Zealand’s arts sector. She is a current Board member of the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) and has been appointed Chair of the Professional Advisory Panel, evaluating the professional standards of NZSD. Ms Quilter established The Quilter Collection in the 1990s, which was housed at Govett-Brewster Gallery/Len Lye Centre for 15 years, showcasing a significant collection of New Zealand modern art for the public.
HONOURS
Companion of the Queen's Service Order, Queen's Birthday 2019