Wendy Hawke
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Hawke in 2014
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| Born | Wendy Ruth Hawke
New Zealand
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| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Spouse | David Hawke (died. 2013) |
Wendy Ruth Hawke ONZM[1] is a New Zealand adoption advocate.[2][3][4] She has been the executive director[5] of Inter-Country Adoption New Zealand, also known as ICANZ,[6][7][8] since 1995.
In 2014 she was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to inter-country adoption.[9][10][11]
Hawke was a teacher at St Cuthbert's College, Epsom.[12][13] After adopting her children from Russia she then went onto volunteering at ICANZ.[14][15][16] In 1995, Hawke then became the executive director.[9]
Hawke and her husband David were the first New Zealand couple to adopt from Russia in 1992. Hawke has five children. Four adopted from Russia and one son by birth.[17] Her husband died in 2013 after a long illness.[18]
