Dame Margaret Bazley DNZM (born 1938) is a distinguished New Zealand public servant.
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Bazley commenced her career as a nurse, rising from a position as a charge nurse at Tokanui Hospital, Te Awamutu in 1961 to Director, division of nursing, Department of Health in 1978, a position she held until 1984.[1]
In 1972 she became president of the Nurses’ Association (now part of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation ).[2]
In the mid to late 1980s she was a Commissioner and Deputy Chairperson of the State Services Commission, playing a key role in the formation of State Owned Enterprises and the development of the State Sector Act. She was Secretary for Transport from 1988 to 1993.[3] Dame Margaret became Director-General of the then Department of Social Welfare following this and she retired from the public service in 2001.[4]
Her time in the public service in the 1980s and 1990s was characterized by being at the centre of reform. She was often brought in to oversee change in an organization.
She served as Chairperson, Foundation for Research, Science and Technology from 2001 until 2007.[5] From 2004 until her report in 2007 she was the Commissioner, Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct.[6]
Currently Bazley is:
In her spare time, she is an enthusiastic follower of the All Blacks and Chelsea Football Club.
Bazley was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1999 [14]
She is also: