Kim Workman

Sir Robert Kinsela Workman KNZM QSO (born 1940/1941),[1] commonly known as Kim Workman, is a New Zealand criminal justice advocate.

Sir Kim Workman

KNZM QSO
Workman in 2019
Personal details
Born
Robert Kinsela Workman

1940/1941 (age 79–80)
NationalityNew Zealander

Of Māori descent, Workman affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa.[2] He served as Families Commissioner between 2008 and 2011, having previously been the national director of Prison Fellowship New Zealand.[2] Workman has been a long-time advocate of prisoners' rights and for reform in the criminal justice system: he founded the Robson Hanan Trust, which is responsible for the Rethinking Crime and Punishment strategy, and was also the founder of JustSpeak, a youth network seeking changes in the criminal justice system, in 2011.[2] From 2012 to 2013, he was a member of board of the Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Trust, and in 2013 he was appointed as an adjunct research fellow at Victoria University of Wellington's Institute of Criminology.[2]

In the 2007 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Workman was named a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to prisoner welfare.[3] In the 2019 New Year Honours, Workman was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to prisoner welfare and the justice sector.[4]

Workman has been conferred honorary Doctor of Literature degrees by both Victoria University of Wellington (2016)[5] and Massey University (2017).[6] He was named Senior New Zealander of the Year at the 2018 New Zealander of the Year Awards.[7]

References
  1. Blundell, Sally (17 January 2019). "Sir Kim Workman on his fight for criminal justice reform". New Zealand Listener. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "New Year honours 2019 – citations for Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. "Honorary graduates and Hunter fellowships | Victoria University of Wellington". victoria.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. "Prisoners need to be heard – Kim Workman". Massey University. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. "Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year winners 2018". New Zealander of the Year Awards. 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.


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