Glorious Oxenham

Glorious Marie Oxenham , nicknamed Glo Oxenham and Aunty Glo, Since 2011, she has served as the president of the Lower North Island Wantok Association, where she has spearheaded fundraising and community events. Oxenham also works with Solomon Islander and other Melanesian students studying in Wellington.

Oxenham has also helped to establish the Wellington Melanesia Women and Friends Group, which works with Melanesian women in the region. She explained to Stuff that "a lot of the women tend to be shy and not put themselves forward and we encourage them to speak up".

Her other projects include "Woven Bags of Melanesia", a project with the Pātaka Art + Museum, in which flax from New Zealand was woven into bags and other cultural objects for an exhibition.

In the 2022 New Year Honours, Oxenham was awarded the Queen's Service Medal, for services to the Melanesian community in New Zealand.