The 2020 New Year honours are out and there are big wins in sport and popular culture. Sue Kedgley is a former politician, an activist and writer - she can now add Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit to that list..An advocate for gender equality and the environment, the Wellingtonian said she was surprised and honoured with the award. READ MORE:* Sue Kedgley will stand down from regional council re-election* Kedgley was right - we were off our trolleys* Former MP Sue Kedgely tears into 'watered down' country of origin food labellingSUPPLIED Sue Kedgley says she is surprised and honoured to be made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. In the 1970s, Kedgley established the University of Auckland's Women's Liberation group, leading marches and giving public talks. For 2020, Kedgley would continue to be on various boards and was thinking of writing her seventh book.

Source: Stuff December 30, 2019 15:56 UTC