Sir Ashley Bloomfield received the honour in Wellington this morning in recognition of his service to public health during the Covid-19 pandemic for two-and-a-half years.<\/p>\n
He was joined by his wh\u0101nau who watched him on the podium but it was his parents who were front of mind.<\/p>\n
Sir Ashley said the governor general exchanged some touching words with him.<\/p>\n
“One of the things she raised is that my parents both have passed on, obviously not here today and she noted that they would have been proud of me and it was a full circle moment for me because my father who was in the territorial force was awarded an MBE in 1974,” said Sir Ashley.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was there for Sir Ashley’s investiture and praised him for being the calm in the storm while under intense pressure.<\/p>\n
“Ashley set the tone for that and so that’s something I will always appreciate, we were able to have a few moments before and after the media conferences and so on where we needed to and I don’t think I would have been able to do the job that I did without his support,” Hipkins said.<\/p>\n
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