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