When Ian Fraser Grant received an email several weeks ago from the Prime Minister’s Department about being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, his initial thought was that it was “a clever scam”, although feeling “a little humbled” swiftly followed. “We have absolutely no idea who was responsible for the nomination, but I do know, having been involved in nominating other people, that there’s quite a lot of time and effort involved,” he told the Times-Age. He’s also published more than 170 books, most of them with his wife Diane since they founded Fraser Books in 1984. The Alexander Turnbull Library’s inaugural Adjunct Scholar in 2014, Grant has also held residencies at the Stout Centre for New Zealand Studies and was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2012 Media Awards. He is a Life Member of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs and received a Masterton Civic Award in 2020.

Source: Stuff June 03, 2024 17:02 UTC