Belinda Charteris

Belinda Charteris, Christchurch, recevied the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for servcies to netball.  She played in the provincial netball competition for many years, including representing the Otago Rebels and the Canterbury Flames until 2004.  She made her Silver Ferns debut in 1994 against Australia and carried on to play 53 tests until she retired from international netball in 2002.  She also represented New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and the World Netball Championships in Birmingham in 1995 and in Christchurch in 1999.  Mrs Charteris was a National Bank Netball Ambassador from 2003 to 2007, which involved setting up coaching clinics for young players aged 8 to 12 years.