The Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi has been awarded the honour of being an 'Officer' of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contribution towards films.
The director who is helming the film, Thor: Love and Thunder was honoured on the occasion of Queen's Birthday. The Queen's Birthday honour list also consists of names like author Elizabeth Knox, Maori linguist named Ani Patene Gazala Wainu.
As per the latest news reports, Taika Waititi spoke to Radio New Zealand, wherein he revealed that an award from his home country New Zealand was above all the other honours in the world.
The director who helmed What We Do in the Shadows along with Jemaine Clement stated further that the content he makes is always for the people of his home country
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