| Year |
Recipient |
Citation
|
| 2008 |
Diana Lennon |
Her research as a paediatrician scientist has made a major impact on the lives of New Zealand children
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| Philippa Howden-Chapman |
Her research has had a major impact on our understanding of the link between housing, energy and health
|
| 2010 |
Richie Poulton |
For his work as director of the University of Otago longitudinal study which is following the health and development of more than 1000 babies born in Dunedin in 1972/3 providing substantial contributions to new knowledge
|
| Richard Bedford |
For his contribution to the development of social sciences over a long period, and has made major contributions to new knowledge in the field of migration, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region
|
| 2012 |
Janet Holmes |
For her outstanding contribution to linguistics
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| Linda Tuhiwai Smith |
For her outstanding contribution in inspiring, mentoring and developing the capacity of Māori researchers through teaching and research
|
| 2014 |
Alison Jones |
For the significant impact she has made on New Zealand educational research and practice, particularly on Māori-Pākehā educational relationships and women's education at tertiary level
|
| 2016 |
Stuart McNaughton |
For his contributions to the building of research capacity in educational sciences, advancing literacy and language development, and for his evidence-based impact on educational policy both nationally and internationally
|
| 2018 |
Suzanne Pitama |
For her considerable contribution to inspiring and developing new research capacity and knowledge for health professional education to address critical Indigenous health inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand
|
| 2020
|
Steven Ratuva
|
For his mahi on ethnicity, racism and affirmative action, with expertise in conflict and social protection
|
| 2022
|
Yvonne Underhill-Sem
|
For intellectual leadership on gendered social relations and development studies which have transformed development as accepted practice in Aotearoa and the Pacific
|
| 2024
|
Kay Saville-Smith
|
For her work at the forefront of New Zealand housing research, working with communities, government, and private and public sectors
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