4 Jun 2024

Pasifika service leaders recognised in King's birthday honours

From , 6:03 am on 4 June 2024
The Very Reverend Taimoanaifakaofo (Taimoana-E-fakaofo) Kaio has made an an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the Pacific community.

Photo: Liane Kaio

Nine people have been recognised for their services to Pacific communities in Aotearoa and the region in this year's King's Birthday honours list.

One of them is The Very Reverend Taimoanaifakaofo Kaio, who held prominent positions within the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand between for around two decades.

RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis has more.