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June 06, 2022
Gaylene Te Rauna-Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours 2022
Waatea Team
Posted On June 6, 2022
To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: TE RAUNA, Ms Gaylene Katerina
For services to Māori and disabled people
Ms Gaylene Te Rauna has been on the Board of Ngāti Kāpō Aotearoa (NKA) since 2009, with four years as Chair, leading the oldest and only national tāngata kāpō Māori (Māori blind, low vision and deaf blind) and tāngata whaikaha Māori (disabled Māori) led organisation in New Zealand.
As Chair, Ms Te Rauna represented NKA on the Coalition of Disabled People’s Organisations (DPO), involving six months as DPO meeting Chair, and has been involved in decision making on cross-agency government policy and practices. She joined NKA in 2007, becoming Secretary of the Wellington rōpū. As of 2021 she has been Vice President of NKA. She has held administrative roles with the New Zealand Childcare Association, New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa, Te Taura Wiri I te Reo Māori, and Whānau Care Services with Capital and Coast District Health Board. Ms Te Rauna has been a role model for disabled rangatahi and helped establish a Young Blind Adults Group.
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