Full list of staff recognised in 2025

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland acknowledged the achievements of its staff at the annual Vice-Chancellor’s Recognition Dinner, held on Thursday 17 July at the Fale Pasifika.

New Zealand honours

Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Distinguished Professor Sir Peter Hunter

Auckland Bioengineering Institute

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Professor Brian Anderson

Medical and Health Sciences

Professor Helen Pilmore

Medical and Health Sciences

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Associate Professor Greg Anson

Science

Professor Ian Bissett

Medical and Health Sciences

Professor Phillippa Poole

Medical and Health Sciences

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Dr Makarena Dudley

Science

Professor Rachel Simon-Kumar

Medical and Health Sciences

Associate Professor Emma Scotter

Science

King's Service Medal

Professor Matire Harwood

Medical and Health Sciences

International award or appointment

Mark Bentley

Alumni Relations and Development

Professor Toni Bruce

Arts and Education

Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith

Medical and Health Sciences

Professor Andrew Jeffs

Science

jeff kennedy

Organisational Performance and Improvement

Abigail McClutchie

Te Tumu Herenga, Libraries and Learning Services

Professor Nirmal Nair

Engineering and Design

Professor Hinke Osinga

Science

Professor Jemaima Tiatia-Siau

Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Alistair Allan, Tristram Collett, Emmett Mackle, Simon Neale

B201 Redevelopment team

Aimee MacAskill, Sixtine Berquist, Stephanie Harris, Emily Taylor

Innovative Student Accommodation Promotional Campaign Team

Peter Rachor, Dr Deborah Shepherd

Business and Economics

Zoe Asensio Sanchez, Maria Baldoni, Tristram Collett, Emmett Mackle, Simon Neale, Michelle Padgett

Property Services

Royal Society honour or appointment

Dr Timothy Angeli-Gordon

Auckland Bioengineering Institute

Professor Charles Clifton CNZM

Engineering and Design

Professor Stéphane Coen

Science

Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer CNZM

Medical and Health Sciences

Associate Professor Daniel Hikuroa

Arts and Education

Professor Stuart McNaughton ONZM

Arts and Education

Professor Snejina Michailova

Business and Economics

Professor Mark Mullins

Arts and Education

Professor Nicholas Rowe

Arts and Education

Professor Mary Sewell

Science

Professor Geoffrey Waterhouse

Science

National award or prize

Professor Andrew Allan

Science

Professor Mike Dragunow

Medical and Health Sciences

Professor Miro Erkintalo

Science

Professor Prasanna Gai

Business and Economics

Tristan O’Hanlon

Science

Dr Nicolette Rattenbury

Science

Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh ONZM FRSNZ

Arts and Education

Professor Cindy Farquhar CNZM, Dr Karyn Anderson, Dr Magdalena Bofill, Associate Professor Vanessa Jordan, Helen Nagels, Dr Lynn Sadler ONZM, Dr Marian Showell, Melissa Vercoe

Medical and Health Sciences

Hine Busby, Geremy Hema, Dr Kimiora Henare, Tui Kaumoana Steedman, Gregg Pardoe, Jen Rogers, Haunui Royal

Liggins Institute Māori Research Advisory Group  

Valued contribution to the University

Andrew Dawson

Arts and Education

Susan Laurenson

Business and Economics

Martin Ballard, Roger Butcher, Brendan Mosely, Simon Neale, Sean Smith

Hiwa Steering Group

Catherine Burchill, Madeleine Gifford, Justin Horan, Manuhiri Huatahi, Avette Kelly

Te Herenga Mātauranga Whānui Design team

Emily Hanna, Kerryn Patten

Organisational Performance and Improvement

Thomas Berger, Blair Bethwaite, Nisha Ghatak, Nathalie Giraudon, Nick Jones, Jana Makar, Georgina Rae

NeSI

Dr Asma Shakil, Anna Trofimova

University Capstone Course team

Ashley Chi, Cindy Lee, Katalina Ma, Anaru Parangi, Liletina Vaka

Māori and Pacific UE Success Initiative team