Taika Waititi awarded Queen's birthday honour for services to film

Actor and director is made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit and joins more than 170 New Zealanders on the list

Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi has been honoured on New Zealand’s Queen’s birthday list for services to film.

The 44-year-old Māori man who hails from the east coast of the North Island has been made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

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