Louise Nicholas
Louise Nicholas ONZM was born in Rotorua, New Zealand. A survivor of childhood and adult sexual violence, Nicholas is a campaigner and advocate for victims of sexual violence, liaising with survivors and their families, with communities and with police. Nicholas is the co-author of Louise Nicholas: My Story, which she wrote with investigative journalist Phil Kitchin. In 2007, Nicholas was recognised as the New Zealand Herald's New Zealander of the Year, and, in 2015, she was made an Officer of the Order of New Zealand for services to the prevention of sexual violence.