Ms Shanelle Barrett, of Taupō, MNZM, for services to triathlon
Shanelle Barrett won her first national triathlon title aged 14 and competed on the world triathlon circuit, until an illness caused her to retire. She then trained as an international triathlon technical official, officiating at Olympic, Commonwealth and Paralympic Games. She participated in the US State Department Global Sports Mentoring Program. She was New Zealand Head Mentor and spokesperson for the Weet-bix Kiwi Kids Mentoring programme and managed the Weet-bix Kids Tryathlon in Taupō. She was Technical manager of Triathlon New Zealand and served on the International Triathlon Union Technical Committee. Ms Barrett is Deputy Chair of Oceania Triathlon Union and an Elite selector for Triathlon New Zealand.