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Alison Roxburgh
Dame Alison Mary Roxburgh
was a
New Zealand
women's rights
advocate and
community leader
.
In the
1986 New Year Honours
, Roxburgh was appointed a
Companion of the Queen's Service Order
for
public services
, and in 1993 she received the
New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal
. In the
1995 New Year Honours
, she was made a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
, for services to women's
affairs
. She was appointed a
Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
, for services to women's affairs and the community, in the
2003 Queen's Birthday Honours
. Following
the restoration
of titular honours by the
New Zealand government
in
2009
, Roxburgh
accepted
redesignation as a
Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
.