Full list of staff recognised in 2026
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland acknowledged the achievements of its staff at the annual Vice-Chancellor’s Recognition Dinner, held on Wednesday 1 July at the Fale Pasifika.
New Zealand honours
Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Professor Dame Helen Danesh Meyer DNZM
Medical and Health Sciences
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Professor Charles Clifton CNZM
Engineering and Design
Professor Charl de Villiers CNZM
Accounting and Finance
International award or appointment
Professor Andrew Hill
Medical and Health Sciences
Professor Simon Mitchell
Medical and Health Sciences
Professor Eamonn O'Brien
Science
Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh ONZM
Arts and Education
Professor Abhisek Ukil
Engineering and Design
Toi Te Mana Team
Professor Deidre Brown and Professor Ngarino Ellis
The Campus Environment Team
Zoe Asensio Sanchez, Maria Baldoni, Julian Bottaro, Tristram Collett, Aimee Macaskill, Emmett Mackle, Simon Neale, Michelle Padgett and Sean Smith
Royal Society honour or appointment
Professor Rochelle Constantine ONZM
Science
Professor Leo Cheng
Bioengineering Institute
Mark Conway
Science
Professor Christian Hartinger
Science
Professor Margaret Stanley
Science
Dr Patrick Savage
Science
Professor Chris Sibley
Science
National award or prize
Dr Moeata Keil
Arts and Education
Dr Tiopira McDowell
Arts and Education
Simon Neale
Campus Environment
Professor Rolando Orense
Engineering and Design
Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri
Medical and Health Sciences
Valued contribution to the University
Clare Litten
Human Resources
UniServices Transition Team
Tim Bluett, Helen Cattanach, Nick Kearns, Sandra King, Roger Lins, Julian Michael, Kerryn Patten, Imogen Payton, Kamran Qamar, Erin Quirke and Abigail Vallis
The Student Life Communications & Marketing Team
Inga Bartoelke, Sixtine Berquist, Josh Felizardo, Rae Foster, Elisa Ramirez, Jess Saunders, Andrew Symons, Emily Taylor and Hikari Tsukui
The IMS Marine Discovery Centre Team
Gemma Cunnington, Nakita Daniel, Tui Gunn, Tim Haggitt, Kate Mayer and Qing Yang
The Early Childhood Team
Tegan O'Rourke, Ruwinaaz Subhani, Nathaniel Warmington, Joelene Waugh and Julia Wilson
The Hono Team
Richard Brown, Ian Craig, Kristin D’Agostino, Jason Mangan, Mathew Nutall, Joanna Perry, Hayden Stevens, Indrajeet Singh, Jon Watson and Stephanie Zhang