Mrs Rosie Horton QSO, QSMRosie Horton is a highly regarded philanthropist and mentor for the charitable sector.
As founding trustee of the Starship Foundation and Friends of Starship she has campaigned to give New Zealand children the best in medical care through raising vital funds from the community.
She was honoured with a Mayors Living Legend Award and awarded the Catherine Sheridan Award from Variety-The Children's Charity in recognition of her decades of tireless fundraising.