English: Distinguished Professor Jane Harding ONZM FRSNZ has been awarded the Rutherford Medal by Royal Society Te Apārangi for her pre-eminent work determining the causes of newborn conditions and long-term consequences of interventions around the time of birth, leading to new therapies and understandings that have improved outcomes for mothers and babies around the world. This was at Research Honours Aotearoa, an annual awards ceremony that recognises achievements and contributions of innovators, kairangahau Māori, researchers and scholars in science, technology and humanities throughout Aotearoa New Zealand, which was held in Ōtepoti Dunedin on 17 Whiringa-ā-nuku October 2019.