Willie Apiata is the first. So far only the recipitent for the Victoria Cross for NZ. He won award for rescuing a wounded comrade soldier under a fire in Afghanistan in 2004.
Jerry Meteparae is the second. He is a NZ governer general. He was a chief of the NZ defence force between 2006 and 2011, the second Maori person to hold the office.
Jerry Meteparae drives a special car with a special number plate
