Dame Pearl Barbara Goodman DBE QSO JP (née Robinson, 5 October 1932 – 21 June 2013) was an Auckland, New Zealand politician.
She championed causes including homosexual law reform, abortion rights, the volunteer movement and campaigned for the Odyssey House Trust for drug rehabilitation.
She served as Odyssey House (Auckland)'s Chairperson, overseeing a range of specialist programmes for adolescents, parents, and other adults experiencing serious difficulties with substance abuse, gambling, and other associated problems.
[7] Goodman was the niece of former Auckland City mayor Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, in whose honour she spearheaded a memorial sculpture in Aotea Square, which was built in 2002.
[8] Following Goodman's DBE in 1989, her cousin Lesley Max was made a Dame Commander of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to children in the 2010 New Year Honours.