Rotary extends warmest congratulations to four outstanding New Zealanders who have made the New Year Honours List in 2020.
Heading that list is new Knight Companion, Sir Robert Martin, an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Whanganui Daybreak, for services to people with disabilities. Bob Martin is currently serving a three year term as an independent expert on the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In 2018 he became the first person with an intellectual disability to chair a UN session.
Please read the newspaper article that highlights the outstanding contribution that Sir Robert Martin has made to those with dsiabilities, in read more.
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John McKinnon, a long serving, now retired diplomat for New Zealand, and a former Ambassador to Beijing, has been honoured with a CNZM in the New Year Honours for services to New Zealand-China relations. John is a member of the Rotary Club of Wellington.
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Dr George Mason, a member of the Rotary Club of New Plymouth West, has received the ONZM for services to conservation, philanthropy, and the community.
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Sister Catherine Hannan, a past President of the Rotary Club of Wellington South, has received a QSM for services to the community. Sister Catherine has given extensive compassionate service to the needy in Wellington.
Please read the congratulatory article about Sister Catherine Hannan in read more - written by the Sisters of Compassion .
