Michael Jones (public administrator)

Michael Rotohiko Jones CBE MM JP (14 September 1895 – 24 January 1978) was a New Zealand interpreter, land agent, sportsman, private secretary, public administrator and broadcaster. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi. He was born in Poro-o-Tarao, King Country, New Zealand, on 14 September 1895.[1]

In the 1961 New Year Honours, Jones was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Māori people.[2] In the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire, again for services to the Māori people.[3]

References
  1. Jones, Reimana Rotohiko. "Michael Rotohiko Jones". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. "No. 42233". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1960. p. 8928.
  3. "No. 46595". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 14 June 1975. p. 7406.


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