Heather Moore, of Hamilton, MNZM for services to the community
Heather Moore is General Manager of Volunteering Waikato. The organisation, which had been close to insolvency, was turned around under her leadership and transformed from a local to a regional organisation. It now supports more than 340 organisations and 3,600 volunteers annually. Ms Moore has been a member of the New Zealand Red Cross Disaster Welfare and Support Team and the Waikato Sunrise Rotary Club. She has held a number of governance and committee positions, including with the Hamilton City Council Community Wellbeing Grant Committee, the Lifeline New Zealand Board, and the management team of Youthline Auckland.