Diane Robertson

Dame Diane Robertson
DNZM

Diane Robertson in 2016
Born Diane Elizabeth Coburn
(1953-05-11) 11 May 1953
Waipukurau, New Zealand
Education Tararua College
Palmerston North Teachers' College
Occupation Auckland City Missioner
Spouse(s) Wilfred Holt (m. 1975)
Children Three

Dame Diane Elizabeth Robertson DNZM (born 11 May 1953) is a New Zealand community leader. She was the Auckland City Missioner from 1998 until 2015.

Biography

Robertson was born in Waipukurau in 1953, the daughter of Joan Lois Coburn and her husband Alexander Lawrence Coburn. She was educated at Tararua College, and then studied at Palmerston North Teachers' College where she gained a Diploma of Teaching.[1] She met her husband, Wilfred Holt, when she was teaching at Waiouru Military Camp and he was serving in the army,[2] and they married in 1975.[1] They would go on to have three children.[1]

In 1998 Robertson was appointed the Auckland City Missioner, having previously been a counsellor and involved in youth and volunteer work. She was the first woman and first non-cleric to hold the role.[3] In September 2015 she announced that she would step down from that post at the end of 2015.[4]

Honours

Robertson was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990.[1] In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the community.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. ISSN 1172-9813.
  2. ↑ Dastgheib, Shabnam (20 September 2015). "Sunday profile - Diane Robertson". Auckland Now. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Miller, Corazon (12 September 2015). "Nothing impossible for City Missioner". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dame Diane Robertson leaves Auckland City Mission". 3News. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2015". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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