Ms Victoria Andrews, QSM, of Akaroa, for services to heritage preservation and conservation
Victoria Andrews is Deputy Chair and former Secretary of the Akaroa Civic Trust. She contributed to the region’s recognition as Historic Area by Heritage New Zealand. She led a campaign for the establishment of Takapūneke as a Historic Reserve, an area of tapu land which holds significant historical importance to Ōnuku Rūnanga and their hapū Ngāti Irakehu and Ngāi Tawera. She has since made a significant contribution to the development of the Reserve’s Management Plan. Ms Andrews was the Civic Trust’s representative on the Akaroa Design and Appearance Advisory Committee and sits on the Akaroa Design Review Panel.