New Zealand poet Karlo Mila is now a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the pacific community and as a poet.
Dr Mila is currently Programme Director of the Mana Moana Experience, a leadership programme for mid-career Pacific leaders at Leadership New Zealand based on her postdoctoral research on Pacific language, culture, values, and indigenous knowledge.
Dr Karlo Mila Photo: RNZ / Stephen Langdon
