In 1988 , Holdsworth was chosen as Businesswoman of the Year in a competition sponsored by the New Zealand women 's magazine '' More '' . She was awarded the 1990 Commemoration Medal . In the 1997 New Year Honours , she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services to business , art and the community . When Marsden School introduced its Hall of Fame in 2007 , Holdsworth was the inaugural laureate . In the 2015 Queen 's Birthday Honours , she was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services to business and the arts . In 2019 , she was inducted into the New Zealand Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs
1990 Commemoration Medal
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
Bronwen Holdsworth