Editing Winnie Laban (section)

==Honours==

In 1992, Laban was bestowed the Samoan ''[[fa'amatai|matai]]'' chiefly title ''Luamanuvao'' from the village of [[Vaiala]], [[Vaimauga]], in recognition of her work.<ref name="Whos who"/> In the [[2011 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2011 New Year Honours]], she was appointed a [[Queen's Service Order|Companion of the Queen's Service Order]] for services as a Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2011 | title=New Year honours list 2011 |date=31 December 2010| publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref> She was appointed a [[Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]] in the [[2018 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|2018 Queen's Birthday Honours]], for services to education and the Pacific community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2018 |title=Queen's Birthday honours list 2018 |date=4 June 2018 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> At the 2020 Women of Influence Awards in New Zealand, Laban received a lifetime achievement award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayron |first=Sapeer |date=19 November 2020 |title=Top Samoan wins Women of Influence Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/74676 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Samoa Observer}}</ref> In 2023, Laban received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Samoa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Leilani |date=29 March 2023 |title=Hon. Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban to receive an Honorary Doctorate from NUS |url=https://nus.edu.ws/nus-press-release-29-03-2023/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |publisher=National University of Samoa}}</ref>